About The Word Cantata
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Cantata
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What's The Definition Of Cantata?
[n] a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cantata: oratorio Related Terms | Find terms related to Cantata: anthem | canticle | choral singing | chorale | chorus | church music | doxology | glee | gospel | gospel music | hymn | hymnody | hymnology | hymn-tune | introit | madrigal | madrigaletto | mass | motet | Negro spiritual | offertory | offertory sentence | oratorio | paean | passion | prosodion | psalm | psalmody | recessional | requiem | requiem mass | sacred music | spiritual | unison | white spiritual See Also | classical music | serious music Cantata In Webster's Dictionary \Can*ta"ta\, n. [It., fr. cantare to sing, fr. L.
cantare intens of canere to sing.] (Mus.)
A poem set to music; a musical composition comprising
choruses, solos, interludes, etc., arranged in a somewhat
dramatic manner; originally, a composition for a single
noise, consisting of both recitative and melody.
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