what are the similarities and differences between opera oratorio and cantata?
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They're both short (both between 25–45mins), both can be costumed or not, both can be staged (i.e. stage directions and sets) or not, both are completely sung through, both have a very small cast with no chorus, and both are comedies on secular topics. So which is the cantata and which is the opera?
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We are often asked what is the difference between rock opera and rock musical theater. In essence a rock opera (like a traditional opera) is a story that is told entirely through singing, while musical theater usually has spoken dialog as well as songs.
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Haydn has generally shorter phrase lengths than Mozart. ... Haydn is a bit more rough and playful whereas Mozart's music is more sophisticated and serious. Mozart's music is very chromatic and complex compared to most other composers, Beethoven and the early romantics included.
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Adagio – slowly with great expression (66–76 bpm) Adagietto – slower than andante (72–76 bpm) or slightly faster than adagio (70–80 bpm) ... Andantino – slightly faster than andante (although, in some cases, it can be taken to mean slightly slower than andante) (80–108 bpm)
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Traditional opera consists of two modes of singing: recitative, the plot-driving passages often sung in a non-melodic style characteristic of opera, and aria (an "air" or formal song) in which the characters express their emotions in a more structured melodic style.
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Answer has 6 votes. The difference between a large cantata and a small oratorio is hard to determine, but normally a cantata uses smaller, more various forces, attempts to fill a smaller dramatic canvas, and admits a much wider latitude in form.
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In a musical, the singing is interspersed with passages of dialogue, while in an opera, the singing never stops (very broadly speaking). But there are a few other elements which separate the two theatrical worlds… Musicals, generally speaking have a combination of singing and speaking.
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Terms in this set (34) -The libretto is a compilation of biblical prose from the Old and New Testaments. -It tells the story of the life of Christ. 3rd Part- The redemption of the world through faith. -Handel used choruses, recitatives, arias and simple orchestration.
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To put it simply, an operetta falls somewhere between an opera and a musical. Like a musical, an operetta (most often) contains spoken dialogue, as well as song. Operettas are often satirical and witty, and tend to be much shorter and less complex than traditional operas.
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As nouns the difference between mass and motet is that mass is (label) matter, material or mass can be (christianity) the eucharist, now especially in roman catholicism while motet is a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
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An art song is a vocal music composition, usually written for one voice with piano accompaniment, and usually in the classical art music tradition. ... Songs that are part of a staged work (such as an aria from an opera or a song from a musical) are not usually considered art songs.
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Terms in this set (40) What is the principle difference between Baroque and Classical melodies? Baroque composers crafted melodies that ran on with little or no pause, while Classical composers favored melodies in short balanced phrases.
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Vocal music is written, usually to a text (Rachmaninoff's Vocalise is an exception) to be sung by the human voice, either with instrumental accompaniment or a capella. Instrumental music, as the name implies, is played by one or more instruments, with no vocal line.
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Three main characteristics are exemplified by traditional ethnic music. The first is the cantata form. A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment and often contains more than one movement. In singing, the groups sing in solo or by group and some songs were sung by accompaniment.
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It's a great choice! Puccini and Verdi are probably my top 2 choices for first-timers. Tosca is (in an excellent production) a simply stunning piece of theatre. Even with a poor production, it's an amazing piece of music.
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is that speech is (label) the faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate while oratory is (uncountable) the art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner or oratory can be (countable) a private chapel.
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As nouns the difference between drama and opera is that drama is a composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue while opera is (music) a theatrical work combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.