Oratorios

Here are entered musical compositions. Works about the oratorio are entered under the heading [Oratorio.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85095291
- info:lc/authorities/sh85095291
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85095291#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Broader Terms
- Sacred dramatic music
Narrower Terms
- Secular oratorios
- Sepolcri
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb12287908c
Sources
- found: New Grove dict. of mus. online, Apr. 17, 2003: extended musical setting of a sacred text made up of dramatic, narrative and contemplative elements. Except for a greater emphasis on the chorus throughout much of its history, the musical forms and styles of the oratorio tend to approximate to those of opera in any given period, and the normal manner of performance is that of a concert (without scenery, costumes or action)
LC Classification
- M2000-M2007
General Notes
- Here are entered musical compositions. Works about the oratorio are entered under the heading [Oratorio.]
Example Notes
- Example under reference from [Arias]
- Note under [Oratorio]
Change Notes
- 2003-04-17: new
- 2010-03-05: revised

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