NOUN | communication | cantata, oratorio | a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text |
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Sounds | kae.ntaa'tah | |
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Rhymes | Alberta ... zeta: 71 rhymes with tah... |
Meaning | A musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text. | |
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Synonym | oratorio | |
Instances | Messiah | An oratorio composed by Handel in 1742 |
Broader | classical music, classical, serious music | Traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste |
Spanish | cantata, oratorio | |
Catalan | cantata, oratori |
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