cantata

Summary

cantata is a type of musical work/composition^[1]. cantata ranks in the top 6% of type_of_musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,067 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• cantata's instance of is recorded as type of musical work/composition^[3].
• cantata's instance of is recorded as musical form^[4].
• cantata's instance of is recorded as music genre^[5].
• cantata is a type of composed musical work^[6].
• cantata is a type of classical music^[7].
• cantata's Commons category is recorded as Cantatas^[8].
• cantata's language of work or name is recorded as Italian^[9].
• 1600 marks the founding of cantata^[10].
• cantata's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cantatas^[11].
• cantata's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[12].
• cantata's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[13].
• cantata's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• cantata's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• cantata's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1900^[16].
• cantata's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• cantata's different from is recorded as oratorio^[18].
• cantata's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[19].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of musical work/composition^[3], musical form^[4], and music genre^[5]. Recorded subclass of include composed musical work^[6] and classical music^[7].

Origins

1600 marks the founding of cantata^[10].

Why It Matters

cantata ranks in the top 6% of type_of_musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,067 views/month).^[2] cantata has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] cantata is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]