lyric drama
91cantata — can•ta•ta [[t]kənˈtɑ tə[/t]] n. pl. tas mad a choral composition, either sacred and resembling a short oratorio, or secular, as a lyric drama set to music but not to be acted • Etymology: 1715–25; < It, =cant(are) to sing …
92cantata — /kænˈtatə / (say kan tahtuh) noun 1. a vocal and instrumental composition, either sacred or secular, and resembling a short oratorio, as a lyric drama set to music but not to be acted. 2. (originally) a metrical narrative set to recitative, or… …
93ЭДВАРДС — (Edwards), 1) Генри Сётерлэнд, род. 1829, плодовитый англ. музык. писатель ( History of the Opera... from Monteverdi to Verdi 1862, 2 t.; Life of Rossini 1869; The life... of Sims Reeves [б. г.], The lyric drama 1886, 2 t.; The Faust legend 1886 …
94literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
95English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
96performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
97South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
98German Literature — • History starting with the pre Christian period to 800 A.D Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. German Literature German Literature …
99German literature — Introduction German literature comprises the written works of the German speaking peoples of central Europe. It has shared the fate of German politics and history: fragmentation and discontinuity. Germany did not become a modern nation… …
100French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …
