Cantata
(kahn-TAH-tuh)
[It.]
A poem set to music to be performed by voices and instruments, which usually has several movements: airs, recitatives, and choruses.
SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:
- Bach: Cantata No. 140, Wachet auf, BWV 140, Chorale
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 2, Track 58
- Bach: Cantata No. 140, Wachet ayf, BWV 140, "Er kommt, er kommt"
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 2, Track 59
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