oratorio
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ораторія
оратория
Oratorium
A musical composition, often based on a religious themeA musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery or acting.
/ɔɹə'to:ɹeoʋ/
» I don't mean Vivaldi's, I mean Haydn's Oratorio. Do you know it?
Meaning
1 sensesA musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery or acting.
Oratorium
орато́рияoratórija
ораторіяoratorija
a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
Examples
2 sentencesI don't mean Vivaldi's, I mean Haydn's Oratorio. Do you know it?
For many years Handel composed operas, but finally he won fame by writing oratorios.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Italian oratorio (“oratorical”), from Latin ōrātōrius. Doublet of oratory.Borrowed from Italian oratorio (“oratorical”), from Latin ōrātōrius. Doublet of oratory.
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