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cantata

[kuhn-tah-tuh] / kənˈtɑ tə /


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His “starting points” are brilliant: the focus upon both the music and the politics of pianist-composer Rzewski appeals and the concentration upon Bach’s Cantata #82 really works.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2020

Bach’s Coffee Cantata Salastina presents the composer’s comical vocal work.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2019

The first Pulitzer prize for music went, in 1943, to William Schuman’s Secular Cantata No 2.

From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2018

Who can forget the great mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson in the Cantata No. 199, “Mein Herze Schwimmt im Blut”? Fortunately, Ms. Sampson’s brighter version is different enough to be appreciated on its own terms.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2017

On campus the big event was the Christmas Cantata, a musical program put on by the residents, followed by fancy food served in the cottages.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter




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