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cantata

[kuhn-tah-tuh] / kənˈtɑ tə /


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So there will be extra interest in these forces’ performance of Taneyev’s final major work, the massive, gaudy cantata “At the Reading of a Psalm.”

From New York Times

Her teaching space became a musical salon, and she led a chorus of students in revelatory performances of Bach cantatas.

From New York Times

Originally composed as a cantata in three movements, it was first sung in honour of the duke's 75th birthday.

From BBC

Originally composed as a cantata in three movements, it was first sung in honour of His Royal Highness’s 75th Birthday.

From Washington 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