messa cantata – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term messa cantata in music:

sung Mass performed without sacred ministers

Language

Italian

Singular

messa cantata

Plural

messe cantate

Italian musical terms related to messa cantata:

azione sacra – literally "sacred action"...
azione sepolcrale – literally "sepulchral action"...
cantata – sung...
cantata da chiesa – church cantata (sacred cantata)
concerto spirituale – sacred concert (concert tradition of Parisian orig...
dramma sacro – literally "sacred drama"...
lauda – praise...
lauda spirituale – lauda (type of sacred song, cultivated in Italy fr...
messa – Mass in Roman Catholic liturgy...
musica da chiesa – church music, sacred music
oratorio – oratorio (large-scale musical composition for choi...
sacra rappresentazione – literally "sacred performance"...
sepolcro – Italian genre of sacred dramatic music from the 17...
stile religioso – religious style