🎼oratorio

noun
/ˌɔːrəˈtɔːri.oʊ/

Meaning

A large-scale musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists, usually on a sacred theme, performed without costumes or scenery.

Example Sentences

Handel's 'Messiah' is one of the most famous oratorios ever written.

Synonyms

cantata, choral work, sacred music, composition, musical performance

Antonyms

opera, play

Collocations

famous oratorio, sacred oratorio, perform an oratorio, Handel's oratorio

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