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cantata

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can·ta·ta  (kn-tät)
n.
A musical composition, often using a sacred text, comprising recitatives, arias, and choruses.

[Italian (aria) cantata, sung (aria), feminine past participle of cantare, to sing, from Latin cantre; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]

cantata [kan-tah-ta]
Noun
a musical setting of a text, consisting of arias, duets, and choruses [Italian]
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Noun1.cantata - a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
classical, classical music, serious music - traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste


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Salmon performed the Battle of Borodino (a savage cantata against the Corsican upstart, who had lately met with his Russian reverses)--Mr.
 
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