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Cantata vs Canticles - What's the difference?

cantata | canticles |

As a noun cantata

is (music) a vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century italian music.

As a proper noun canticles is

(biblical) also known as the canticle of canticles, an alternative name for the song of solomon, a book of the bible in the old testament.

cantata

English

(wikipedia cantata)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music) A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.

    • Usage notes

    * The regularly formed plural (cantatas) is by far the most common, though the Italian-style plural (cantate) is not completely unheard-of.

    See also

    * sonata ----

    canticles

    English

    Noun

    (head)