cantata

/kæn'tɑ:tə/

Thân thiện

A choir performs a cantata in a concert hall.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A cantata is a musical composition, typically for voices and orchestra, that is based on a narrative or thematic text, often but not exclusively religious in nature. It is structured like a short oratorio or an extended vocal work with instrumental accompaniment.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Bach composed many sacred cantatas for the Lutheran church.
  • The choir will perform a secular cantata about the seasons next week.

Advanced Usage

• Historical Context: In Baroque music, a cantata often referred to a multi-movement work for soloists, choir, and instruments. In later periods, the form evolved, and secular cantatas became more common.
  • The musicologist specialized in the Italian chamber cantatas of the 17th century.

Variants and Related Words

• Oratorio (n): A large-scale musical composition on a sacred subject, for orchestra and voices, similar to an opera but without costumes, scenery, or acting. It is typically longer and more dramatic than a cantata.
• Motet (n): A short piece of sacred choral music, traditionally unaccompanied.

Synonyms

• Choral composition: A piece of music written for a choir.
• Vocal work: A musical piece emphasizing the voice(s).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

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Related Idioms

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Học thuật

Noun

1. a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text

Từ đồng nghĩa

• oratorio