cantata

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Bassist Doug Balliett, who teaches a course on the Beatles at the Juilliard School and writes cantatas for Sunday church services, as well as wacky pop operas, is in a class of his own.

From Los Angeles Times

“The cantata ‘And We’ll Die as One,’ a cycle about noble hatred.

From New York Times

She tried dissecting Carl Orff’s cantata “Carmina Burana,” a celebration of earthly passions that she describes as “spaghetti exploding out of the bowl.”

From New York Times

His sacred cantatas and passions, and none more so than the “St. Matthew Passion,” include some of the most profound drama by this most profound of composers.

From Los Angeles Times

Ellington wrote nonstop for specific performers and performances, as Bach did with, say, his weekly church cantatas.

From Los Angeles Times