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Definition of Cantata

Cantata
Cantata 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.

Meaning of Cantata from wikipedia

- A cantata (/kænˈtɑːtə/; Italian: [kanˈtaːta]; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb cantare, "to sing") is a vocal composition...
- Cantata++, commonly referred to as Cantata in newer versions, is a commercial computer program designed for dynamic testing, with a focus on unit testing...
- This is a sortable list of Bach cantatas, the cantatas composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. His almost 200 extant cantatas are among his important vocal compositions...
- Cantata is a genre of vocal music. It may also refer to: Cantata (film), a 1963 Hungarian film Cantata (software), Music Player Daemon client Cantata...
- a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, regarded as one of his most mature and po****r sacred cantatas. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig...
- A Christmas cantata or Nativity cantata is a cantata, music for voice or voices in several movements, for Christmas. The importance of the feast inspired...
- The cantatas composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, known as Bach cantatas (German: Bachkantaten), are a body of work consisting of over 200 surviving independent...
- A chorale cantata is a church cantata based on a chorale—in this context a Lutheran chorale. It is prin****lly from the German Baroque era. The organizing...
- A church cantata or sacred cantata is a cantata intended to be performed during Christian liturgy. The genre was particularly po****r in 18th-century Lutheran...
- musician, Johann Sebastian Bach composed cantatas for both secular and sacred use. His church cantatas are cantatas which he composed for use in the Lutheran...