missa cantata

[ mis-uh kuhn-tah-tuh ]

/ ˈmɪs ə kənˈtɑ tə /

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noun

a Mass whose music is equivalent to that of the High Mass but that is less elaborate in its celebration.

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Also called sung Mass.

Origin of missa cantata

1900–05; <Late Latin: literally, sung mass; see mass, cantata

The cantata, often described as “challenging,” was sung entirely in German.
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In spite of this official success, the cantata did not win the approval of the musical authorities.
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Nevertheless, Cui did not handle the young composer so severely as on the occasion of his Diploma Cantata.
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Among other things I heard for the first time the difficult Missa Solennis.
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On this occasion he was well beforehand with the work, and sent in the cantata to the committee by the 1st of April.
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There the pupils of the Conservatorium awaited them, and sang a cantata composed by Elsner for the occasion.
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