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Definition
a musical composition for voices and orchestra — usually based on a religious text
- "Hurrah!" cried the three hundred voices again, but instead of the band a choir began singing a cantata composed by Paul Ivanovich Kutuzov: Russians!Book Four — 1806 (30% in)
- The footman, who was distributing leaflets with Kutuzov's cantata, laid one before Pierre as one of the principal guests.Book Four — 1806 (34% in)
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