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An oratorio is a musical composition with dramatic or narrative text for choir, soloists and orchestra or other ensemble.
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MediumChoir, vocal soloists and orchestra or other instrumental ensemble performing a dramatic or narrative text. 1 Signature TechniqueMinimal staging compared to opera, with the chorus often taking a central dramatic role and the work typically presented as a concert piece. 1 Place of OriginRome, Italy; the oratorio was named for the musical services held in the Oratory church in Rome in the latter half of the sixteenth century. 1 Notable ExampleGeorge Frideric Handel, most famous today for his Messiah (1741), composed some of the best known works in the genre. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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is a musical composition with dramatic or narrative text for choir, soloists and orchestra or other ensemble
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is a musical composition with dramatic or narrative text for choir, soloists and orchestra or other ensemble
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The musical composition was named for the musical services held in the Oratory church in Rome in the latter half of the 16th century.
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there is generally minimal staging, with the chorus often assuming a more central dramatic role
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George Frideric Handel, most famous today for his Messiah (1741)
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is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel
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