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Barbershop music — Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1940s present), is a style of a cappella, or unaccompanied vocal music characterized by consonant four part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic… … Wikipedia
Barbershop Harmony Society — Also known as Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. Origin Tulsa, Oklahoma Genres A cappella Barbershop music Years active … Wikipedia
Barbershop — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El cuarteto de barbershop Dapper Dans, en Disney World. Barbershop es un estilo de armonía, a capella característico de música vocal que se destaca por su consonancia de acordes en c … Wikipedia Español
Barbershop — Gesang ist überwiegend homophone syllabische A cappella Musik mit einem vierstimmigen Akkord auf jeder Silbe. Die Melodie wird von der Führungsstimme („Lead“) gesungen; darüber liegt der Tenor, darunter der Bariton und der Bass. Dabei kreuzen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Barbershop — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Barbershop (film). Quatuor Barbershop à Disneyland. Le style d harmonie appelée barbershop, codifié durant l époque de son renouv … Wikipédia en Français
barbershop quartet singing — ▪ music barbershop also spelled Barber Shop, form of popular choral music consisting of unaccompanied male singing, with three voices harmonizing to the melody of a fourth voice. The voice parts are tenor, lead, baritone, and bass, with… … Universalium
barbershop — I. noun Date: 1579 a barber s place of business II. adjective Etymology: from the old custom of men in barbershops forming quartets for impromptu singing of sentimental songs Date: 1910 of a style of unaccompanied group singing of popular songs… … New Collegiate Dictionary
barbershop quartet — /babəʃɒp kwɔˈtɛt/ (say bahbuhshop kwaw tet) noun a choir of unaccompanied voices singing in four part harmony, usually highly chromatic, specialising in adaptations of popular songs. {from the role of the barber shop as a social centre for… …
Metropolis (barbershop quartet) — Metropolis relaxing after a show... Metropolis is a barbershop quartet known around the world for their entertaining performances, visual style and choreography, pushing the envelope of the barbershop art form an approach that has garnered the… … Wikipedia
Hanger (barbershop music) — A hanger in barbershop music is a long note, held by one of the voices in the quartet, while the other voices are free to change notes, and even breathe. Hangers usually occur in the tag of a Barbershop song, although they may occur anywhere. The … Wikipedia
