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Webster 1913 Edition
Cantata
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Can-ta′ta
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cantata
CANTATA
,Noun.
Definition 2024
cantata
cantata
See also: cântată
English
Noun
cantata (plural cantatas)
- (music) A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.
Usage notes
- The regularly formed plural cantatas is by far the most common, though the Italian-style plural cantate is not completely unheard-of.
Translations
cantata
See also
Italian
Noun
cantata f (plural cantate)
Verb
cantata
- Feminine singular of cantato, past participle of cantare.
Latin
Participle
cantāta
- nominative feminine singular of cantātus
- nominative neuter plural of cantātus
- accusative neuter plural of cantātus
- vocative feminine singular of cantātus
- vocative neuter plural of cantātus
cantātā
- ablative feminine singular of cantātus
References
- CANTATA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kanˈtata]
Noun
cantata f
- definite singular nominative form of cantată.
- definite singular accusative form of cantată.