Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cantata"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cantata \Can*ta"ta\, n. [It., fr. cantare to sing, fr. L.
cantare intens of canere to sing.] (Mus.)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cantata
n : a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a
religious text [syn: {oratorio}]
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