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cantata

(kän tät′ə, kən-)

noun

a musical composition consisting of vocal solos, choruses, etc., often with instrumental accompaniment, used as a setting for a story to be sung but not acted

Origin: It < pp. of cantare: see chant

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noun

A musical composition, often using a sacred text, comprising recitatives, arias, and choruses.

Origin:

Origin: Italian (aria) cantata, sung (aria)

Origin: , feminine past participle of cantare, to sing

Origin: , from Latin cantāre; see kan- in Indo-European roots

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