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(The recording is in two parts on YouTube second part is here.Д¬ountry Gentlemen, 'Calling My Children Home' If there's an angel choir up there, this would be what it sounds like. In this amazing 1986 recording by the Hilliard Ensemble, the voices wrap and braid around one another with a crystalline, weightless discipline. Hilliard Ensemble, Perotin's 'Viderunt Omnes'ДЇrom 12th-century France, 'Viderunt Omnes' stands at the triumphal beginning of the tradition of Western European four-part polyphony. So here's a list hopefully even my editor can love a little. That makes sense 'a cappella' for a lot of people means either reverent plainchant or glee clubs and fresh-faced college kids doing cheerily cheesy vocal renditions of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' or 'Boy from New York City.' But there's more to group a cappella than just the spunky and the drab. Taking the first 30 seconds to break down the bullet-time mantra of вЂњTechnologicвЂќ before moving on to more iconic Daft Punk hits, Pentatonix presents a multi-part mash-up that does a great job at cherry-picking the best moments from songs like вЂњDigital Love,вЂќ вЂњOne More TimeвЂќ and вЂњGet Lucky.When I suggested doing a list of great a cappella performances, my editor expressed polite repulsion. Props to Kirstin Maldonado, who soars midway through to give this вЂњHallelujahвЂќ its centerpiece.

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Released just weeks before the untimely passing of Leonard Cohen, the singer-songwriterвЂ™s oft-interpreted masterpiece was given an understated update for PTXвЂ™s latest holiday album. With snappy rhythm and buoyant vocals that practicallyВ became an instant classic in the a cappella world, this trackВ established Pentatonix as much more than aВ group that sings other people's songs. 'It's a celebration of the moments to come,вЂќ the group sings, making a convincing case to officially replace 'Auld Lang SyneвЂќ with a new New YearвЂ™s Day anthem.ДЄfter Pentatonix had showed off their talent plenty with their spectacular covers,В 'Can't Sleep Love' was the first original for the fivesome and served as a striking introduction to who they are. New YearвЂ™s Day is a moment of hope and renewal naturally, the group strikes an inspirational pose on this original PentatonixВ songВ from their self-titled album, offering a rousing soundtrack for a new beginning. The frantic production to вЂњStarships,вЂќ one of Nicki MinajвЂ™s biggest hits, would seemingly be difficult for even the best a cappella group to replicate, but Pentatonix crew handles the beat with ease, rolling out a layered percussion under the nifty rhymes and high-wattage hook.

Jason Derulo)ДЄlthoughВ the 'Talk Dirty' singerВ tends toВ stealВ the show in this Shai cover (yes, that is him hitting that insane note on the word 'again'), Pentatonix'sВ background 'doo da da doo, doo doo' additions and euphonic dramaticsВ provide just enough pizzazzВ to make this team-up a match made in heaven. The softer tone of 'Mary Did You Know' allows for their talent to really shine throughВ with bursts of impressive vibrato,В concluding withВ Mitch Grassi'sВ stunning solo.Д¦.

The haunting notes and melody of this Christmas tune make it a great fitВ for the Pentatonix voices as it is, but adding their harmonies to the song makes for one special rendition. PentatonixВ made the mix of Sam Smith featuresВ 'La La La' (with Naughty Boy)В and 'Latch' (with Disclosure) completely believable as its own track, mastering Smith's signatureВ falsetto while seamlessly overlapping the two tracks.В It's tricky enough to create aВ smooth flowingВ mash-up, but to do so andВ sing it completely aВ cappella? Now that deserves some serious kudos. Pentatonix'sВ song 'Sing' is a perfect example of that, with clap-along beats and lyrics that make you want to try the a cappella thing yourself.ДЄ calming wish to close their album of original material, вЂњLight in the HallwayвЂќ findsВ PentatonixВ in surprisingly somber territory, and while the restraint is unexpected, they pull off the serious tone with aplomb. While Pentatonix has us completely enthralled with their cover tracks, the fact that they can also create bouncy pop originals using only their voices puts them in a different fieldВ of choral groups.

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