a cappella vs romance

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. 

romance

noun
  • A romanza, or sentimental ballad. 

  • A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone. 

  • A tale of high adventure. 

  • An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair. 

  • A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality. 

  • An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances. 

  • A story or novel dealing with idealized love. 

  • An embellished account of something; an idealized lie. 

  • A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real. 

  • A story relating to chivalry; a story involving knights, heroes, adventures, quests, etc. 

  • Idealized love which is pure or beautiful. 

verb
  • To woo; to court. 

  • To write or tell romantic stories, poetry, letters, etc. 

  • To talk extravagantly and imaginatively; to build castles in the air. 

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