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A cantata (literally "sung", feminine past participle of the Italian verb cantare, "to sing") is a vocal composition (solo or chorale) with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements.
The Cantata originated from the single-voice madrigals of the 17th century, and gradually evolved into the mini-oratorio of the 19th century. Most cantatas of the 18th and 19th centuries were religious in nature, with a few being secular in nature.
The Lutheran Church was one of the greatest consumers of cantatas, necessitating the composition of large numbers of them for each church service of the year (Bach wrote most of his cantatas for such church services). The nobility and other people of great power also commissioned cantatas to be composed for special events, most frequently birthdays.
Cantatas can be found today, either modernized or conforming to Classical Music standards, still referencing religion or secular, in original soundtracks. Or provide inspiration for modern musicians.
Compare with the Oratorio, a string of cantatas that usually present an identifiable plot and characters. Classical cantatas are not known for this feature, though more modern renditions might include such elements.
Contrast with A Cappella, sung but no instrumental accompaniment.
Contrast Opera, much lengthier than both the Oratorio and the Cantata and meant to be performed on stage, with costumes and all; One-Woman Wail; and Ominous Latin Chanting. For that matter, ballads are vocal compositions in verse and were originally written to accompany dances.
The term cantata can be found in the names of fictional works and characters, so make sure not to confuse them with the actual musical pieces.
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Initially, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was a fifteen-minute-long cantata.
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Benjamin Britten:
His "Rejoice in the Lamb" cantata freely uses and shifts nonconventional tempos.
In the "St. Nicholas" cantata, the titular character is served the pickled flesh of three boys. He doesn't take much to realize the origin of his meat; he still eats it. A veritable humanitarian.
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Cantata Meiko from Brave Frontier.
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The novel Cantata in Coral and Ivory.
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The "Cantata for Warships in D" installment of Undocumented Features.
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Shopkeeper Carmen Cantata from Thief: Deadly Shadows.
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Cantata Blast, the leader of the SIRENs, in the fanfic Seven Days in Sunny June.
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Ivanhoe is adapted into an eponymous, dramatic cantata by Victor Sieg. It earned him a Prix de Rome.
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Aria the Scarlet Ammo: Played for Laughs in episode 6, when after Kinji opens a drawer full of women's underwear, Carl Orff Carmina Burana plays in all of its glory. Made even more hilarious by Kinji's Deadpan Snarker response.
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Dante's Inferno: "Limo Prisoners" is a cantata with Ominous Latin Chanting accompanied by the twirling sounds of what seems to be a single coin. This tracks when Dante is exploring the interior of Charon's boat.
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Bayonetta: "The Greatest Jubilee" cantata is the theme of Jubileus, who is God in female form. It sounds every bit as glorious and euphoric as the situation dictates. It's also of god-like complexity, pun intended.
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"Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd" (BWV 208) Translation The Lively Hunt is All my Heart's Desire, the Hunting Cantata. If there's a wedding and they aren't playing Lohengrin and Mendelssohn, then it's this cantata the musical accompaniment. Additionally, of all of his cantatas, Bach reused this one the most (in other works of his). Ironically, it was composed for The Grand Hunt exploits of Duke Christian of Saxe-Weissenfels.
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DonPachi: A modernized, so to speak, example. "Longhena Cantata" is Colonel Longhener/Longhena's theme, played during the boss battle between him and Golden Disaster. It's also one of the video game's leitmotifs and an One-Woman Wail.
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Alexander Nevsky features an eponymous cantata as part of its soundtrack; it was composed by Sergei Prokofiev. Its seventh movement is the subject of both a Triumphant Reprise and a Reprise Medley.
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The Man Who Knew Too Much: "Storm Clouds Cantata" plays, In-Universe, during the climax of the movie. It echoes the happenings of the plot and is used as a Musical Trigger. Many fans thought it was a pre-existent Classical Music piece; in reality, it's an original soundtrack composed by Arthur Benjamin.
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Fraggle Rock: "Whoopee Cantata", tweaked to include Ska beats. In the show, is used to welcome back Uncle Matt who, hilariously, hates it.
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Phantom of the Paradise: Aspiring singer and songwriter Winslow composes and performs In-Universe "Faust", a rock cantata inspired by the eponymous myth. Without his permission, Winslow's producers decide to revamp it into Surf Rock, and thus, "Upholstery" is born.
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Johann Sebastian Bach's "The Coffee Cantata" which, as explained above, is not a cantata but an operetta. It's a story about a daughter trying to convince her father that coffee is good, or at least innocent. It turned Frederick the Great into a huge fan of Bach.
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Cantata-of-the-depths, the gem god and patron of the Irugu clan, from Exalted.
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Kathy Cantata from CSI.
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Wendy Carlos's album Switched-On Bach can be described as "Bach meets the synthesizer". It features a pair of Bach's cantatas, namely:
"Sinfonia to Cantata No. 29".
"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring", from "Cantata No. 147.
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Laetabilis Cantata from BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger.
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The Pentagon War: While waiting in line for the Sirius/Human-Centauri hyper hole, James Carter plays the second movement of Bach's "Jesu der du meine seele" (BWV 78) Translation Jesus, Who Hast Wrested My Soul cantata, to pass the time.
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Amadeus: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his rival Antonio Salieri collaborate to compose a four-minute cantata in 1785.
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Dissidia Final Fantasy: Its prequel, Dissidia Duodecim features the Autobots, Rock Out! "Cantata Mortis" in its soundtrack. It's also an Ominous Latin Chanting.
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BlazBlue: One of Carl's attacks is Cantata. Fitting, since his attacks are musically-themed.
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Spanish band Mägo de Oz's album "Gaia II: La Voz Dormida" ends with "La Cantata del Diablo — Missit me Dominus". Translations Respectively, "Gaia II: The Sleeping Voice" and "The Devil's Cantata — The Lord has sent me" Ironically, the song rants against the Catholic Church.
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