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Contents
  • Historical context
  • Differences from other musical forms
  • Baroque
  • Bach cantatas
  • Graupner's cantatas
  • Classical and romantic period
  • Twentieth century and beyond
  • References
  • External links

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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.

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