| Oratorio (oratorio) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Or`a*to"ri*o |
| [It., fr. L.
oratorius belonging to praying. See Orator, and cf.
Oratory.]
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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.
Performance or rendering of such a
composition.
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