cantata

  • 11cantata — 1724, from It., lit. that which is sung, pp. of cantare to sing (see CHANT (Cf. chant)) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 12cantata — s. f. 1. Pequeno poema lírico para ser posto em música. 2. Música escrita para esse poema. 3.  [Popular] Palavreado; lábia; cantiga. 4.  [Brasil] Declaração de amor …

    Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • 13cantata — [kän tät′ə, kəntät′ə] n. [It < pp. of cantare: see CHANT] 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 …

    English World dictionary

  • 14cantata — /keuhn tah teuh/, n. 1. a choral composition, either sacred and resembling a short oratorio or secular, as a lyric drama set to music but not to be acted. 2. a metrical narrative set to recitative or alternate recitative and air, usually for a… …

    Universalium

  • 15Cantata — A cantata (derived from the Italian word cantare meaning to sing ) is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment and often containing more than one movement. Historical contextThe term did not exist prior to the 16th century, when all …

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  • 16Cantata —    Refers to a great body of secular vocal music arising in Italy during the third decade of the 17th century as one of the many responses to the invention of opera. Secular cantatas set lyrical or dramatic texts for one or two voices and… …

    Historical dictionary of sacred music

  • 17cantata — ► sustantivo femenino MÚSICA Obra musical de carácter lírico, de inspiración profana o religiosa, compuesta para una o varias voces con acompañamiento de orquesta. TAMBIÉN cantada * * * cantata (del it. «cantata») 1 f. Liter. Composición poética… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 18cantata — UK [kænˈtɑːtə] / US [kænˈtɑtə] noun [countable] Word forms cantata : singular cantata plural cantatas music a piece of religious music performed by singers and an orchestra …

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  • 19cantata — {{#}}{{LM C07042}}{{〓}} {{[}}cantata{{]}} ‹can·ta·ta› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} Composición musical de carácter vocal e instrumental, que se canta a una o a varias voces y puede tener un tema religioso o profano: • Bach compuso más de cien cantatas para… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 20cantata — [[t]kæntɑ͟ːtə[/t]] cantatas N COUNT A cantata is a fairly short musical work for singers and instruments …

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