Cantata

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A musical composition, often using a sacred text, comprising recitatives, arias, and choruses.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A poem set to music; a musical composition comprising choruses, solos, interludes, etc., arranged in a somewhat dramatic manner; originally, a composition for a single noise, consisting of both recitative and melody.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Originally, a musical recitation of a short drama or story in verse by one person, without action, accompanied by a single instrument, and later with airs or melodies interspersed; now, a choral composition, either sacred in the manner of an oratorio, but shorter, or secular, as a lyric drama or story adapted to music, but not intended to be acted.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    serious music    classical    classical music   
    Cross Reference
    sonata   
    Hyponym
    Messiah   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Fatah    Juniata    Mahabharata    Nata    Plata   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    palinode    sonata    dalesman    scena    trist   
     
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