HyperDic: cantata

English > 1 sense of the word cantata:
NOUNcommunicationcantata, oratorioa musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
cantata > pronunciation
Soundskae.ntaa'tah
RhymesAlberta ... zeta: 71 rhymes with tah...
English > cantata: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text.
Synonymoratorio
InstancesMessiahAn oratorio composed by Handel in 1742
Broaderclassical music, classical, serious musicTraditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
Spanishcantata, oratorio
Catalancantata, oratori

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