1. Cantata
... of the eighteenth century. In their music the difference between recitative and aria became very clear. The recitative became short and the arias became longer. In long cantatas they were separate movements. Short cantatas were made up of small number of section or movements that were clearly stated. The continuo became more important, through developing a move contrapuntal relationship with the voice ... chamber cantata at the end of the seventeenth century at the turn of the eighteenth century. He is a master of secular cantatas and developed the da capo arias, which made apiece longe...
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