The most popular oratorio is Handel's Messiah.
The Messiah is Handel's best known religious work.
Messiah. Handel wrote oratorios, of which the most famous is 'Messiah'.
An oratorio is a large vocal and instrumental dramatic work based on a sacred subject. The main difference between an oratorio and an opera is that an oratorio has no staging or costumes.
The most important vocal genres in Baroque music were opera and oratorio
Handel's Messiah is an Oratorio, which is basically an opera without a stage. The Messiah is one of the few of Handel's Oratorio's without characters, which leads to the confusion expressed by many people (including yourself). The oratorio itself has a colorful place in music history; Handel's turning to the genre occured after the British public lost taste for his operas.
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The Messiah is Handel's best known religious work.
Most oratorios tell stories from the Bible.
The oratorio, Messiah, by Handel/
Occasional Oratorio was created in 1746.
Abimelech - oratorio - was created in 1768.
Christmas Oratorio was created in 1734.
Messiah. Handel wrote oratorios, of which the most famous is 'Messiah'.
An oratorio is a large vocal and instrumental dramatic work based on a sacred subject. The main difference between an oratorio and an opera is that an oratorio has no staging or costumes.
An oratorio can be both secular and religious.
BYU Oratorio Choir was created in 1961.
Messiah. Handel wrote oratorios, of which the most famous is 'Messiah'.