One entry found for
cantata.
Main Entry:
can·ta·ta 
Pronunciation:
k
n-
tät-
Function:
noun
Etymology: from Italian
cantata "music for a chorus," from Latin
cantata (same meaning), derived from
canere "to sing" --related to
CANTOR,
CHANT,
CHANTEY
: a poem, story, or play set to music to be sung by a chorus and soloists