It could be, however, the cantata was not necessarily sacred. There were secular cantatas written as well. Johann Sebastien Bach wrote the "Coffee Cantata" which was based on secular content.
You mean Cantata - a musical setting of a text, especially a religious text, including solo and chosuses
Yes.
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The Sung religious text is the Holy Bible. It contains sacred scriptures, teachings, and stories that are considered central to the Christian faith and are used as a guide for religious practices and beliefs. The Bible is divided into two main sections, the Old Testament and the New Testament, and is revered by Christians around the world.
A psalmist is a writer or composer of psalms. A psalm is a religious text sung or chanted to music, originally the harp.
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The cantata "Belshazzar's Feast" was composed by William Walton, with the text based on the biblical story of Belshazzar's feast from the Book of Daniel. It premiered in 1931.
Hindu is a religious text. But for the answer that you are probably looking for is that it is called the Indian Rupee
The Talmud.
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