Cantata Definition

kən-tätə
cantatas
noun
cantatas
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.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
cantata
Plural:
cantatas

Origin of Cantata

  • Italian (aria) cantata sung (aria) feminine past participle of cantare to sing from Latin cantāre kan- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian.

    From Wiktionary

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