The Emergence Machine

A Cappella

abstract · Music · Level 12 · E9

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Emergence definition

Sound, as a phenomenon involving the propagation of energy through a medium, is incomplete without the concept of wave, but when combined with solo singing, which involves a single musician or vocalist conveying meaning and emotion through organized and structured musical elements, it emerges as group or solo singing without instrumental sound.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “a cappella” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
a cappella
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L6L2L1L0A CappellaSinSoloMusicalReligionBeliefCulturePerformanceSoundCognitionCommunicationCooperation… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeObjectActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesA CappellaL12SoundL6SinL11SoloL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Sound L6 (requires)
    Group or solo singing without instrumental sound.
  • Sin L11 (requires)
    Group or solo singing without instrumental sound.
  • Solo L11 (requires)
    Group or solo singing without instrumental sound.