cantata
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Nowhere is that presence more strongly felt than in the climactic cantata sequence, a thrilling interaction between music and movement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
In 2004, a Bach cantata that had been lost for decades was rediscovered in the papers of Japanese pianist Chieko Hara.
From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025
Orff was never a member of the Nazi party himself, but it’s unclear how cozy he was with the people who first embraced his cantata.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025
Legendary choreographer George Balanchine’s “Allegro Brillante” kicked off the evening; PNB Founding Artistic Director Kent Stowell’s epic 1993 creation “Carmina Burana,” set to Carl Orff’s popular cantata, ended the night with a crowd-pleasing exclamation mark.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2022
In the cantata the tune represented a tragic Muslim Princess, Erminia, during the Crusades.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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