cantata

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
cantata
    n 1: a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a
         religious text [syn: {cantata}, {oratorio}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
   [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "cantata":
      Negro spiritual, anthem, canticle, choral singing, chorale, chorus,
      church music, doxology, glee, gospel, gospel music, hymn,
      hymn-tune, hymnody, hymnology, introit, madrigal, madrigaletto,
      mass, motet, offertory, offertory sentence, oratorio, paean,
      passion, prosodion, psalm, psalmody, recessional, requiem,
      requiem mass, sacred music, spiritual, unison, white spiritual
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