Talk:cantata

More from Chambers 1908

"Cantata, n. originally the name applied to a sort of musical narrative by one person, accompanied by a single instrument; subsequently an air was introduced the modern concert-aria: now also a choral work, either sacred, and similar to, but shorter than the oratorio, or secular, either lyric or dramatic, but not intended for the stage." Equinox ◑ 16:37, 27 September 2018 (UTC)