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Da Da Singers Classical Unlimited

An SATB group who meets Saturdays at their favorite Pokestop to catch and create. Great paired with brunch and some chocolate!
1:54Song Image
Classical a cappella choral miniature in Baroque counterpoint with moderate allegro swing, crisp imitative entries, light fugal interplay, circle-of-fifths development, and a short bass pedal before a clean authentic cadence; soprano/alto lines glide in doo-ba-doo-ba and da-da-da, tenors answer in dn-dn-dn and ba-da-ba, basses pulse dom-dom-dom with pizzicato-like walking motion; opening prelude blooms from sopranos to altos, tenors, then basses, development tightens into sequences, final cadence lands bright and blended in a close-mic, polished studio mix, clean, a cappella, classical, light, joyful, bright, vocal, chamber choir, lyrical, baroque, jazz
3:12Song Image
a cappella, mixed choir SATB, wordless vocalise, scat syllables, no instruments, voices only, deep male voices prominent, rich bass section, strong tenor section, Swingle Singers style, voice as instrument [Description] 16 human singers performing a slow, sorrowful adagio using vocalise syllables instead of lyrics — 4 sopranos, 4 altos, 4 tenors, 4 basses, No instruments of any kind — voices only, singing syllables in the Swingle Singers tradition, The bass and tenor sections lead and dominate the texture, The piece opens with basses alone on a low sustained "doom" — rich, dark, resonant, like a cello section, Tenors enter next on warm sustained "dah" and "doh, " Altos join with "doo" and "dah, " Sopranos enter last and float quietly above on soft "loo" and "ah, " never overpowering the men, Long sustained syllables rather than rapid articulation — this is an adagio, not an allegro, Each "doom" or "dah" should be drawn out over several beats, No fast "doo-ba-doo-ba" patter — only slow, ‑instruments, ‑strings, ‑violin, ‑orchestra, ‑piano, ‑organ, ‑lyrics, ‑words, ‑drums, ‑synth, ‑soprano-dominated, ‑women only, ‑light voices, ‑bright voices, ‑fast articulation, ‑staccato, ‑words being sung
2:14Song Image
SATB a cappella, 16-voice chamber choir, vocalise, 5/4 time signature, contemporary choral, vocal-only, no instruments, mixed voices (sopranos, altos, tenors, basses) A 16-voice SATB a cappella vocalise in 5/4 time, no lyrics — only open vowels (ah, oo, ee, oh) and hummed syllables (mm, doo, dah, ya), Four singers per section: 4 sopranos, 4 altos, 4 tenors, 4 basses, Strong, present male voices — tenors carry soaring countermelodies in their upper range, basses anchor with rich, resonant low notes and rhythmic "dum" pulses on the downbeat of each 5/4 measure, The meter feels grouped as 3+2, giving it a lilting, slightly off-kilter swing, Tempo around 96 BPM, Catchy vocal tricks between sections: Hocketing between tenors and altos — they trade single notes back and forth to form a single bouncing melodic line Call-and-response: sopranos sing a 5-beat phrase on "ah, " basses echo it transposed down two octaves on "doh" Vocal percussion from one bass (lip pops, tongue clicks)
3:29Song Image
a cappella, mixed choir SATB, wordless vocalise, scat syllables, no instruments, voices only, deep male voices prominent, rich bass section, strong tenor section, Swingle Singers style, voice as instrument [Description] 16 human singers performing a slow, sorrowful adagio using vocalise syllables instead of lyrics — 4 sopranos, 4 altos, 4 tenors, 4 basses, No instruments of any kind — voices only, singing syllables in the Swingle Singers tradition, The bass and tenor sections lead and dominate the texture, The piece opens with basses alone on a low sustained "doom" — rich, dark, resonant, like a cello section, Tenors enter next on warm sustained "dah" and "doh, " Altos join with "doo" and "dah, " Sopranos enter last and float quietly above on soft "loo" and "ah, " never overpowering the men, Long sustained syllables rather than rapid articulation — this is an adagio, not an allegro, Each "doom" or "dah" should be drawn out over several beats, No fast "doo-ba-doo-ba" patter — only slow, ‑instruments, ‑strings, ‑violin, ‑orchestra, ‑piano, ‑organ, ‑lyrics, ‑words, ‑drums, ‑synth, ‑soprano-dominated, ‑women only, ‑light voices, ‑bright voices, ‑fast articulation, ‑staccato, ‑words being sung
2:31Song Image
Vocal ensemble Baroque concerto in E major, fast 3/4 at ♩=132 with relentless sixteenth-note motion and ritornello form; verse-like episodes feature soprano solo lines in bright da-da-da runs over alto doo-ba-doo-ba figures, tenors on dn-dn-dn inner voices, and basses pulsing dom-dom-dom continuo, Unison returns hit terraced dynamics, crisp staccato articulation, close-mic'd clean chamber blend, sparkling and virtuosic, soft, vocal, clean, dynamics, theme, rhythmic, a cappella, dramatic, harpsichord, chamber choir, rapid, staccato, violin, cello, bright, baroque, loud
2:44Song Image
A cappella vocal ensemble, slow 56 BPM impressionist choral piece with 16-part SATB close harmonies, parallel chords, added 9ths, and a dreamy floating pulse; verse-like phrases bloom and recede in layered swells, middle textures thin to intimate humming and soft oohs, then the full choir returns with luminous stacked sonorities and suspended cadences, Wordless vocal production only: soprano ah/ooh, alto ooh/mm, tenor hum/oh, bass deep sustained ooh/mm, Airy close-mic blend, silky and wide, with gentle room bloom and a polished choral sheen, a cappella, deep, vocal, harmony, slow
1:39Song Image
Classical a cappella ensemble in a Baroque/Classical chamber style, moderate allegro around ♩ = 104 in G major; soprano subject opens cleanly, then imitative entries cascade through alto, tenor, and bass like a miniature fugue, Development runs sequences and a circle-of-fifths turn, with a short bass pedal under shifting upper voices before a crisp authentic cadence, Close-blended mixed 16-voice studio sound, light rhythmic precision, jazz-tinged warmth, bright and polished mix, joyful, light, vocal, bright, chamber choir, baroque, clean, classical, jazz, lyrical, a cappella
3:19Song Image
a cappella, mixed choir SATB, wordless vocalise, scat syllables, no instruments, voices only, deep male voices prominent, rich bass section, strong tenor section, Swingle Singers style, voice as instrument [Description] 16 human singers performing a slow, sorrowful adagio using vocalise syllables instead of lyrics — 4 sopranos, 4 altos, 4 tenors, 4 basses, No instruments of any kind — voices only, singing syllables in the Swingle Singers tradition, The bass and tenor sections lead and dominate the texture, The piece opens with basses alone on a low sustained "doom" — rich, dark, resonant, like a cello section, Tenors enter next on warm sustained "dah" and "doh, " Altos join with "doo" and "dah, " Sopranos enter last and float quietly above on soft "loo" and "ah, " never overpowering the men, Long sustained syllables rather than rapid articulation — this is an adagio, not an allegro, in the style of Barber's Adagio for Strings
2:36Song Image
A cappella vocalese in Afro-Caribbean bomba y plena groove at 100 BPM, minor modal color, swung and syncopated with hip-rolling pulse; verse rides solo female scat over 16-voice SATB vamp, pre-chorus tightens into coro call-and-response, chorus blooms with stacked unisons and bass barril patterns, Lead is sultry close-mic with airy doubles, tenors flick vocal güiro accents, basses punch percussive booms, with handoff delays and clustered vowel swells, Ear candy includes breath pops, reversed choral swells, and percussive mouth clicks; mix is warm, intimate, and body-moving, slow, rhythmic, a cappella, vocal, hypnotic, sensual
3:14Song Image
A cappella French-impressionist chamber choir at 60 BPM in 4/4, wordless sustained legato; solo soprano opens alone, altos and tenors bloom in soft cushion chords, basses enter on hummed foundation, then solo tenor carries the melodic thread over 16-voice block harmony, Slow mid-piece swell, whispered intimacy, close-mic natural room reverb, airy breath detail, warm dry mix with a fading unresolved ending, warm, chamber choir, vocal, slow, dynamics, rhythmic, sleep, a cappella, harmony, soft, gentle, deep, choral, natural
2:44Song Image
a cappella, mixed choir SATB, wordless vocalise, scat syllables, no instruments, voices only, deep male voices prominent, rich bass section, strong tenor section, Swingle Singers style, voice as instrument [Description] 16 human singers performing a slow, sorrowful adagio using vocalise syllables instead of lyrics — 4 sopranos, 4 altos, 4 tenors, 4 basses, No instruments of any kind — voices only, singing syllables in the Swingle Singers tradition, The bass and tenor sections lead and dominate the texture, The piece opens with basses alone on a low sustained "doom" — rich, dark, resonant, like a cello section, Tenors enter next on warm sustained "dah" and "doh, " Altos join with "doo" and "dah, " Sopranos enter last and float quietly above on soft "loo" and "ah, " never overpowering the men, Long sustained syllables rather than rapid articulation — this is an adagio, not an allegro, in the style of Barber's Adagio for Strings, ‑instruments, ‑strings, ‑violin, ‑orchestra, ‑piano, ‑organ, ‑lyrics, ‑words, ‑drums, ‑synth, ‑soprano-dominated, ‑women only, ‑light voices, ‑bright voices, ‑fast articulation, ‑staccato, ‑words being sung
2:44Song Image
Impressionist a cappella ensemble in the style of Ravel with Debussy and Fauré inflections; slow 6/8 adagio, through-composed and legato, 16 voices used as orchestral colors with bass pedal sonorities, alto inner motion, and soaring soprano lines, Opening hush with open fifths and quartal stacks; midpoint swells into divisi clusters and planing parallel triads; final decrescendo dissolves into an added-9th chord to niente, Warm close-mic intimacy with soft hall bloom, shimmering blend, and velvety flat-key warmth, nostalgic, gradual, natural, musical, rich, chamber choir, flat, tone, harmony, deep, soft, warm, slow, orchestral, jazz, sensual, vocal, a cappella, light, gentle, clarinet, cello
2:18Song Image
5/4 TIME SIGNATURE THROUGHOUT — five beats per bar, grouped 3+2, lilting limping swing like "Take Five" or "Mission Impossible, " Every phrase lands on beat 5, never beat 4, ~86 BPM, 16-voice SATB a cappella vocalise, No lyrics, no instruments, no drums, no vocal percussion, no beatboxing, Open vowels (ah, oo, ee, oh) and hums (mm, doo, lah) only, 4 sopranos, 4 altos, 4 tenors, 4 basses — independent melodic lines, contemporary vocal ensemble, traStrong male voices: tenors soar with bright countermelodies in upper range; basses sing rich legato melodic lines on low vowels, not root-note anchoring, Vocal interplay: hocketing between tenors and altos trading notes to form one bouncing line; call-and-response between sopranos and tenors; imitative canon entries one beat apart; gentle suspensions resolving between voices; unison glissando sliding up a fifth before fanning into harmony, Modal Dorian melody, memorable rising hook arcing across 10 beats, Pianissimo to mezzo-forte, Voices only