oratorio 音标拼音: [
, ɑrət'ɔrio]
n . 圣乐;神剧
圣乐;神剧
oratorio n 1 :
a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text [
synonym : {
cantata }, {
oratorio }]
Oratorio \
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n . [
It .,
fr .
L .
oratorius belonging to praying .
See {
Orator },
and cf . {
Oratory }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 . (
Mus .)
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
There are instances of secular and mythological subjects treated in the form of the oratorios ,
and called oratorios by their composers ;
as Haydn '
s "
Seasons ,"
Handel '
s "
Semele ,"
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Performance or rendering of such a composition .
[
1913 Webster ]
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "
oratorio ":
Negro spiritual ,
anthem ,
cantata ,
canticle ,
choral singing ,
chorale ,
chorus ,
church music ,
doxology ,
glee ,
gospel ,
gospel music ,
hymn ,
hymn -
tune ,
hymnody ,
hymnology ,
introit ,
madrigal ,
madrigaletto ,
mass ,
motet ,
offertory ,
offertory sentence ,
paean ,
passion ,
prosodion ,
psalm ,
psalmody ,
recessional ,
requiem ,
requiem mass ,
sacred music ,
spiritual ,
unison ,
white spiritual
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