a cappella vs ditty

a cappella

noun
  • A vocal performance with no instrumental accompaniment. 

adv
  • In a manner of a choir with no instrumental accompaniment; literally, "in the style of the (Sistine) Chapel (in Rome)", such as a musical Mass done a cappella. 

adj
  • Singing solely or mainly without instrumental accompaniment. 

  • Related to a form of purely vocal music mostly associated with American college performance groups. 

ditty

noun
  • A short, simple verse or song. 

  • A saying or utterance, especially one that is short and frequently repeated. 

verb
  • To sing; to warble a little tune. 

How often have the words a cappella and ditty occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )