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oratorio
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[ˌɒrəˈtɔːrɪəʊ], (Noun)
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- a large-scale, usually narrative musical work for orchestra and voices, typically on a sacred theme, performed without costume, scenery, or action. Well-known examples include Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Handel's Messiah, and Haydn's The Creation
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Italian, from ecclesiastical Latin oratorium ‘oratory’, from the musical services held in the church of the Oratory of St Philip Neri in Rome
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