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Word | Oratorio |
Nepali Meaning | ओरटोरिओ |
a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text / A more or less dramatic text or poem, founded on some Scripture nerrative, or great divine event, elaborately set to music, in recitative, arias, grand choruses, etc., to be sung with an orchestral accompaniment, but without action, scenery, or costume, although the oratorio grew out of the Mysteries and the Miracle and Passion plays, which were acted. / dramatic poem set to music / a large-scale musical work for orchestra and voices, typically a narrative on a religious theme, performed without the use of costumes, scenery, or action. Well-known examples include Bach's Christmas Oratorio , Handel's Messiah , and Haydn's The Creation. / a large piece of music for a group of singers and musicians that is usually about a religious subject, | |
Usage | ⇒ The Glee Club decided to present an oratorio during their recital. ⇒ Born in Edinburgh, he was a violinist, conductor and teacher whose compositions included operas, oratorios , songs, concertos, chamber and orchestral works. |
Synonyms | cantata, hymn, chorus, paean, anthem, canticle, choral singing, chorale, church music, doxology, elijah, glee, gospel, gospel music, hymn-tune, hymnody, hymnology, introit, madrigal, madrigaletto, |
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