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Definitions for Cantata

[1] a choral composition, either sacred and resembling a short oratorio or secular, as a lyric drama set to music but not to be acted.
[2] a metrical narrative set to recitative or alternate recitative and air, usually for a single voice accompanied by one or more instruments.
[3] a musical setting of a text, esp a religious text, consisting of arias, duets, and choruses interspersed with recitatives

Words related to Cantata

setup, poetry, writing, drama, theme, symphony, music, arrangement, melody, piece, tune, concerto, essay, manuscript, number, paper, thesis, getup, dissertation, opus

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Origin of Cantata

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

Word origin for Cantata

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

Synonyms for Cantata

arrangement, concerto, drama, melody, music, piece, poetry, setup, symphony, theme, tune, writing, article, chart, dissertation, essay, exercise, exposition, fiction, getup, manuscript, novel, number, opus, paper, play, rhapsody, romance, score, song, stanza, study, thesis, verse, work, literary work, short story