ALL meanings of oratorio
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O o - noun oratorio religious musical piece 1
- noun oratorio 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. 1
- noun plural oratorio an extended musical composition with a text more or less dramatic in character and usually based upon a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and performed without action, costume, or scenery. 1
- countable noun oratorio An oratorio is a long piece of music with a religious theme which is written for singers and an orchestra. 0
- noun oratorio a dramatic but unstaged musical composition for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, based on a religious theme 0
- noun oratorio a long, dramatic musical composition, usually on a religious theme, consisting of arias, recitatives, choruses, etc. sung to orchestral accompaniment but without stage action, scenery, or costumes 0