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 [ôŕə-tôŕē-ṓ, -tōŕ-, ŏŕ-]
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Oratorio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An oratorio is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists. The oratorio was somewhat modeled after the opera. Their similarities include the use of a choir, soloists, ...
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Christmas Oratorio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Celebrate the holidays with Aurélia’s Oratorio, where the impossible happens before your eyes. Aurélia Thierrée literally grew up in the circus and has charmed audiences around the world with this dazzling display of stage illusion.
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As at present understood, an Oratorio is a musical composition for solo voices, chorus, orchestra, and organ, to a religious text generally taken from Holy Scripture. The dramatic element contained in the text depends for its expression on the music alone.
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Guide to oratorio, on the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World website. ... Guide to oratorio ... Traditionally, an oratorio was a setting of a religious text for soloists, choir and orchestra; however, the term now encompasses non-religious works for similar forces.
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Oratorio - History and definition of, including notes on Handel. ... Definition/History An oratorio is like an opera - but less. There is singing and a storyline but not much else. No staging, no costuming - sounds exciting, huh? There is some action - but you never see it - kind of like an existentialist play.
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The oratorio is normally accompanied by an orchestra. Some of the greatest religious music of the Baroque was composed in this form. In many respects, the music of an oratorio resembles that of an opera.
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Oratorio; The Tiffin Oratorio meets on Tuesday evenings (7.30 9.30 pm, School Hall) during the Autumn Term, to prepare a concert given at the end of November with professional orchestra and soloists, conducted by Simon Toyne.
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