Fa La (Noun)
Meaning
Meaningless syllables in the refrain of a partsong.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The choir's rendition of the medieval partsong featured a catchy "fa la la la la" refrain that stuck in the audience's heads long after the concert was over.
- In the traditional English carol, the "fa la la la la" section was sung with gusto by the entire congregation.
- The composer of the Renaissance partsong used "fa la" as a placeholder for actual lyrics, which were never written.
- Singing "fa la la la la" in the shower made me feel like a trilling soprano, if only for a few seconds.
- The jazz a cappella group's arrangement of "Deck the Halls" incorporated "fa la" syllables in a clever vocal percussion break.