I hired people on Fiverr to sing my cantata, so here it is...
Let me know about what you think. I think it came out okay.. a mediocre rendition. But I'm very critical on myself, so what do you think?
Since I didn't list the order in the video:
1. Sinfonia
2. Verse 1
2. Recitative
3. Verse 2
4. Verse 3 (Soprano Solo)
5. Verse 4 (Bass Solo)
6. Chorale
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I was going for a cantata, in a similar way that Bach or Handel would've done it. Stylistically I was going for Baroque, but it seems that I go all over the place, some parts being more romantic while others being more baroque. I just compose at the moment, what I think sounds good. I was actually talking about verse 2 with my piano teacher, and he said that cadences are not really there, but I showed him where they were, and explained that they were not structured in a 4 or 8 bar sections.