Cantata

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  • noun. A musical composition, often using a sacred text, comprising recitatives, arias, and choruses.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Originally, a musical recitation of a short drama or story in verse by one person, without action, accompanied by a single instrument, and later with airs or melodies interspersed; now, a choral composition, either sacred in the manner of an oratorio, but shorter, or secular, as a lyric drama or story adapted to music, but not intended to be acted.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
    • Word Usage
    "This March, a missa cantata is planned for the same parish, on the first Sunday of Lent, sung by the Schola Cantorum of the Palm Beaches at 2: 00 pm."
    cross-reference
    sonata  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    classical  classical music  serious music  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    Messiah  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Fatah  Juniata  Mahabharata  Nata  Plata  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dalesman  palinode  scena  sonata  trist  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Negro spiritual  anthem  canticle  choral singing  chorale  
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