... , motet, mass, oratorios and vespers. The cantata, meaning a piece "to be sung", first emerged in Italy during seventeenth century. After 1620 however, the cantata expanded from arias in strophic form to a more secular piece with continuo on a lyric based text. Cantatas were primarily for private performances that would occur in the homes of high class patrons, preserved mainly in ... manuscript. Some of the leading composers that used this music form include: Luigi Rossi, Antonio Cesti, Giacomo Carissimi and Barbara Strozzi. Another important development of this time period is that of t...

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