cantatas

plural of cantata

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Noun
  • On those serve days, Williams would bring congregants out into the community, perhaps singing carols or working with crafts at a senior living home, helping a community member in need with housework, or cleaning a beach.
    Sierra van der Brug, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Visitors won’t experience any flashing lights, dancing elves or blaring carols.
    Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Tutivillus, who totted up all the mistakes clergymen made when singing hymns or reciting psalms.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Revered by all three Abrahamic religions, the psalms were often recited, read, and sung in routine worship.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Tutivillus, who totted up all the mistakes clergymen made when singing hymns or reciting psalms.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Festivities begin Friday night at the temple with hymns followed by fireworks.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The event features a community sing-along of American spirituals, folk songs and bluegrass favorites, hosted by conductor and composer John Yankee with musicians from the San Diego Bluegrass Society, Mission Bay High School and PB Community Choir.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Quijada and Robinson developed the show through work on a concept album presented in 2021, and their music, ranging from hip-hop to Cuban bolero to spirituals, carries the piece along with their own charisma as performers.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The group known for their elaborate, glittery costumes, character makeup and bombastic rock anthems released some of its most successful albums during Frehley’s tenure, including 1977’s Love Gun and Alive II, both of which charted in the top 10 of the Billboard 200.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The film also has moments from the Crazy Horse, where Aguilera performs her anthems in a cabaret sequence.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The competition format, and thematic focus of each episode, meant that early shows were often organized around musical categories (ballads, duets, love songs) or occasionally around the catalog of individual artists (Lady Gaga, Britney Spears).
    Alan Light, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Diane Warren has written power ballads for everyone from Cher to Celine, but her real passion project might just be the four-legged residents of her Malibu sanctuary.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • She’s best known for her enthusiastic and approachable ditties on key subjects, like potty training.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Further down the lineup, Friday has Bieber collaborator and indie fave Dijon alongside the melodic dirges of Ethel Cain.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Cantatas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantatas. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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