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Academic Cantatas
The ''Cantata for the University Graduation Ceremonies of 1894'' (in Finnish language, Finnish: ; sometimes called the ''Promotional Cantata of 1894'' (in Finnish: ) for short), List of compositions by Jean Sibelius#Works with and without opus, JS 105, is a three-movement (music), movement cantata for soprano, baritone, SATB, mixed choir, and orchestra written in 1894 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It is chronologically the first of Sibelius's nine orchestral cantatas, and belongs to a series of three such pieces—along with the ''Coronation Cantata'' (JS 104, 1896) and the ''Promotional Cantata of 1897'' (JS 106)—that he wrote on commission from his employer at the time, the University of Helsinki, Imperial Alexander University (today the University of Helsinki). The cantata premiered on 31 May 1894 in Helsinki with Sibelius conducting the Helsinki Orchestral Association and an amateur choir; the soloists were the Finnish soprano Aino Ackté and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantata
A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir. The meaning of the term changed over time, from the simple single-voice madrigal of the early 17th century, to the multi-voice "cantata da camera" and the "cantata da chiesa" of the later part of that century, from the more substantial dramatic forms of the 18th century to the usually sacred-texted 19th-century cantata, which was effectively a type of short oratorio. Cantatas for use in the liturgy of church services are called church cantata or sacred cantata; other cantatas can be indicated as secular cantatas. Several cantatas were, and still are, written for special occasions, such as Christmas cantatas. Christoph Graupner, Georg Philipp Telemann and Johann Sebastian Bach composed cycles of church cantatas for the occasions of the liturgical year. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
