cantata

can·ta·ta

 (kən-tä′tə)

n.

A musical composition, often using a sacred text, comprising recitatives, arias, and choruses.

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

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cantata

(kænˈtɑːtə)

n

(Classical Music) a musical setting of a text, esp a religious text, consisting of arias, duets, and choruses interspersed with recitatives

[C18: from Italian, from cantare to sing, from Latin]

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can•ta•ta

(kənˈtɑ tə)

n., pl. -tas.

a choral composition, either sacred and resembling a short oratorio, or secular, as a lyric drama set to music but not to be acted.

[1715–25; < Italian, =cant(are) to sing]

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cantata

A sung work, now usually accompanied by an orchestra, shorter than an oratorio.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cantata - a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text oratorio 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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Translations

cantata

cantată

cantata

[kænˈtɑːtə] N → cantata f

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cantata

n → Kantate f

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