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cantata

[kuhn-tah-tuh]

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noun

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

a metrical narrative set to recitative or alternate recitative and air, usually for a single voice accompanied by one or more instruments.

Origin:
1715–25; < Italian, equivalent to cant(are) to sing (see cant¹) + -ata -ate¹

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World English Dictionary

cantata (kænˈtɑːtə)

—n
	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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Word Origin & History

cantata

1724, from It. pp. of cantare "to sing," (see chant).

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cantata [(kuhn-tah-tuh)]

A musical composition for voice and instruments and including choruses, solos, and recitatives.