- Cantata - Wikipedia
Cantatas for use in the liturgy of church services are called church cantata or sacred cantatas; other cantatas can be indicated as secular cantatas Several cantatas were, and still are, written for special occasions, such as Christmas cantatas
- Cantata | Definition, History Composers | Britannica
cantata, (from Italian cantare, “to sing”), originally, a musical composition intended to be sung, as opposed to a sonata, a composition played instrumentally; now, loosely, any work for voices and instruments
- What Is A Cantata In Music? A Complete Guide
Cantatas combine the elements of opera without the use of elaborate costumes and stage sets The great cantatas make use of recitative, arias, dialogues, and choruses to imply the drama of their mythological themes
- Cantata Definition: What Is a Cantata in Music? - MasterClass
What Is a Cantata? A cantata is a musical composition for vocalists that includes instrumental accompaniment This vocal composition is usually structured as a recitative (or sung speech) with an aria, a solo voice part, repeated in between
- Cantata: History and Definition of the Music Form - LiveAbout
Loosely defined today, a cantata is a vocal work with multiple movements and instrumental accompaniment; it can be based on either a secular or sacred subject
- Cantata - New World Encyclopedia
From the middle of the seventeenth century until late in the eighteenth century a favorite form of Italian chamber music was the cantata for one or two solo voices, with accompaniment of harpsichord and perhaps a few other solo instruments
- What is a cantata? - Classical Music
Hence cantata (sung), as opposed to ‘sonata’ – ie played – to indicate any kind of vocal composition more ambitious than a simple song that wasn’t an opera, or a mass or any other specific liturgical composition
- What Is a Cantata? Exploring the World of Vocal Masterpieces
Cantatas are musical compositions typically written for vocal soloists, choir, and instrumental accompaniment They emerged during the Baroque period and continue to be appreciated for their expressive qualities and diverse themes
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