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cantata

[kuhn-tah-tuh] / kənˈtɑ tə /


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He led a performance here that was colorful and exciting in the cantata, lean and incisive in his underscore.

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

The melancholy of Bach’s cantata hides a deeper contentment.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2023

The 12-hour performance includes three movements: an hourlong live chamber music performance; a 10-hour immersive experience with prerecorded compositions, intermittent live music and projections; and an hourlong cantata.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2023

In 1943, she and the school’s music teacher, Altona Johns, put students through their paces in preparation for the year’s Christmas cantata, “The Light Still Shines.”

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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