cantata
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Her teaching space became a musical salon, and she led a chorus of students in revelatory performances of Bach cantatas.
From New York Times
Elsewhere — such as in “Der Neue Orpheus,” a cantata for soprano and violin soloists — Weill proved a master of balancing disparate voices, with a keen ear for precise orchestration.
From New York Times
These lessons are most explicit in religious works like the cantatas of Bach.
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Once asked how he kept up such a hectic pace, he quipped that “compared with the output of Bach, who composed a cantata a week, I am practically unemployed.”
From Washington Post
A classically trained baritone, Mr. Liu donated to Emerson Music, a group known for performing Bach cantatas.
From New York Times
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