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This paper discusses the Chorale Cantata. The chorale cantata is a vocal composition through instrumental accompaniment. The cantata originated in the early 17th century, together with opera and oratorio, and was only religious before it also became secular. Tunder introduced the pure form of the chorale cantata; Buxtehude the mixed and elaborate form; and Bach the paraphrased form at the peak of success of the Baroque music era.

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This paper describes the cantata's compositional music form and its function within Lutheran services. The author points out that the cantata was an extremely popular music format for famous composers, such as Bach, Haydn and others whose works were performed for large congregations. The paper relates that the rising popularity of the cantata made it possible for Lutheran churches to use music effectively as a part of worship, especially during those times of holiday.

From the Paper
"This study seeks to define the musical form of the `cantata' in the Lutheran Church Service of the 18th century. This form of composition arises from the Italian choral structures that eventually found Germanic roots in many of the popular European composers. In this manner, the history of cantata in the 18th century provides religious roots within its compositional form and the evolution that brought it into the Baroque music milieu of the times. The word Cantata means `to sing' in the format that was provided for its growing popularity in the Lutheran Church service. The meaning of the word also is derivative of the Latin word `canticle', which also is a song that is to be sung in a religious context.

Tags:lutheran, music, church

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This paper describes that Carl Orff's genius in music was nourished and developed into a master's art at the Academy for the Musical Arts, a music school in Munich. The author points out that Karl Orff believed that every child has a talent for music; hence, his "Schulwerk" is a pedagogical compilation of music for children. This paper explains that "Carmina Burana", or "Songs of Benedikbeuern", is a cantata including songs of drinking, food, love, and happiness, which are based on an old manuscript. Illustrations.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Orff's "Carmina Burana"
Today's Orff's Music for Children
Carl Orff's Styles and Techniques

From the Paper
"Today, Orff Schulwerk has been a music tradition in many nations worldwide. It has long been established in countries such as the USA, Austria, Hungary, Germany, and Greece. Aside from being an institute of music education for children, as it has been since the 1950s, Schulwerk is extended as a music institute for adults alike. In the USA, the American Orff-Schulwerk Association is a music institute that adheres to the teaching techniques developed by Orff and Keetman.
that adheres to the teaching techniques developed by Orff and Keetman."

Tags:genuis, pedagogy, children, songs, cantata

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This paper stresses Bach's accomplishments and his Cantatas.

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This paper looks at J.S. Bach and his rise to become one of the greatest classical composers of all time. It looks at his family and their role in his early training. It also examines how he built his reputation through contrapuntal intensity, atomic rhythmic harmonies and and elaborate compositions that increased the size of preludes, fugues, and other pieces of composition. The paper looks at how he dramatically expanded the way in which earlier pieces of music were played and heard by introducing elements from Italian Operas and other forms of music that he had become acquainted with.

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"Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the greatest classical composers in history. Born in the city of Eisenach in what was known as the Thuringian Wald, a petty German principality on March 21, 1685, Bach was the youngest of seven children (Williams, 5). He entered the gymnasium at the age of seven or eight. It was during this time that he suffered the first great loss of his life when in 1694 at the age of nine, his mother died (Terry, 21). His father followed soon after the next year when he was only ten (Bach et al., 10). At the age of fifteen, Bach went north for an apprenticeship some..."

Tags:cantata, thuringia, harmonies