a cappella vs serenade

a cappella

noun
  • A vocal performance with no instrumental accompaniment. 

adj
  • Singing solely or mainly without instrumental accompaniment. 

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

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. 

serenade

noun
  • An instrumental composition in several movements. 

  • A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening. 

verb
  • To sing or play a serenade for (someone). 

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