cantata
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кантата
Kantate
A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one…A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.
/kənˈtɑːtə/
» It's not technically an opera, but a cantata.
Meaning
1 sensesA vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.
Kantate
канта́таkantáta
More definitions
- a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
Examples
1 sentencesIt's not technically an opera, but a cantata.
Translations
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Origin
From Italian cantata. Doublet of chanty.From Italian cantata. Doublet of chanty.
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Forms
plural: cantatas / cantateSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text:oratorio
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsonata
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular