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Type Words
Synonyms oratorio
Type of classical, classical music, serious music

Examples of cantata

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The cantata was presented at a musical contest in Milan and won the first prize.
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Its influence, in opera and cantata, was felt through two successive centuries.
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I liked the Bach cantata ref, but thought it is too exceptional for her, smile.
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They wrote a short cantata based on the biblical story of Joseph and his brothers.
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Bach cantata is my most successful article, looking at the statistics, smile.
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In that effort, young artists perform in special cantata and chamber music concerts.
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Tomkins recalled a canyon wren that liked to sing along with a Bach cantata.
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This handsome tribute to Fats Waller is a jumpin'Harlem cantata of urban night music.
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The first was Lili Boulanger's 35-minute dramatic cantata Faust et Helene.
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  • A musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
  • A cantata (literally 'sung', derived from the Italian word 'cantare') is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir.
  • Cantata is a 1963 Hungarian drama film directed by Miklu00F3s Jancsu00F3 and starring Zoltu00E1n Latinovits, Andor Ajtay and Gyula Bodrogi. A young doctor with peasant roots realises he has become gradually estranged from his own class and background after he returns to visit his hometown. Its Hungarian title is Oldu00E1s u00E9s ku00F6tu00E9s.
  • The Cantata by Igor Stravinsky is a work for soprano, tenor, female choir, and instrumental ensemble (of flutes, oboe, cor anglais, and cello), and was composed from 1951 to 1952. ...
  • (Cantatas (Bach)) This is a list of cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach in order of BWV number as given in Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of Bach's works. ...
  • A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music
  • Baroque sacred or secular choral composition containing solos, duets, and choruses, with orchestral or keyboard accompaniment.
  • A sacred choral piece popular during the Baroque period: the most famous are those written by Johann Sebastian Bach.
  • The term cantata means "to be sung" (as opposed to sonata, an instrumental work which means "to be played"). A cantata is a vocal work with instrumental accompaniment. It may be sacred or secular, and often contains sections such as solos, choruses, and recitatives.