cantata
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- Historical context
- Differences from other musical forms
- Baroque
- Bach cantatas
- Graupner's cantatas
- Classical and romantic period
- Twentieth century and beyond
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A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb cantare, "to sing") is a vocal composition with instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements and often involving a choir.