On numerous occasions he has been a soloist in oratorio performances throughout the region. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
Susannah Cibber, who gained considerable fame as a singer in oratorio before becoming an acress. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of Mary Robinson] Reference
The oratorio is arranged in 15 distinct sections meant to parallel the structure of a passion play. From Wordnik.com. [Talk about] Reference
For example, Frank Martin's adaptation of the Tristan and Iseut legend in oratorio form Le Vin Herbé. From Wordnik.com. [Recordings of the week] Reference
I have a voice, and I came over to England two years ago to study English, so that I might sing in oratorio at the Albert Hall. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Molly of Scotland Yard] Reference
Florence group of aristocratic truth-seekers in art, who wrote the text of the first religious musical dramatic composition to which the name oratorio became attached. From Wordnik.com. [For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music] Reference
And yet Malibran, in her biography of Spohr, calls the oratorio a musical copy of Michael Angelo's. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers] Reference
The cadence of this concluding chorus reminds us that one of the noteworthy points in the oratorio is the character of its cadences. From Wordnik.com. [The Unseen World and Other Essays] Reference
Watered by 'war's red rain,' one Bishop tells us, virtue grows; a cannonade, he points out, is an 'oratorio' -- almost a form of worship. From Wordnik.com. [The World in Chains Some Aspects of War and Trade] Reference
Miss Du Prel expressed a fiery interest in the oratorio. From Wordnik.com. [The Daughters of Danaus] Reference
In fact, even to call "El Nino" an oratorio is misleading. From Wordnik.com. [BIRTH OF A BREAKTHROUGH] Reference
The Poet having heard the oratorio performed, wrote thus. From Wordnik.com. [Sketch of Handel and Beethoven Two Lectures, Delivered in the Lecture Hall of the Wimbledon Village Club, on Monday Evening, Dec. 14, 1863; and Monday Evening, Jan. 11, 1864] Reference
Among orchestral works with chorus, her oratorio, "Ruth," Op. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Work in Music] Reference
Handel, in 1736, produced his oratorio of "Alexander's Feast.". From Wordnik.com. [Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians] Reference
Neri, the founder of oratorio, both of whom were afterward canonised. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians] Reference
In oratorio, a worthy place must be accorded to the works of Mme. Grandval. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Work in Music] Reference
The concerts were crushers, but the first oratorio was decidedly a break down. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851] Reference
We did an oratorio - which is, you know, a musical without the sets, the costumes. From Wordnik.com. [Monty Python Vet Eric Idle: 'Not The Messiah'] Reference
"I judge the presence of oratorio by the absence of food," Temperley explained suavely. From Wordnik.com. [The Daughters of Danaus] Reference
Handel that his oratorio of "Israel in Egypt" contains a chorus familiarly known by this name. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845] Reference
It would be difficult, indeed, to think of an oratorio or requiem written by a scoffer or a sceptic. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845.] Reference
The Novello score of the Christmas oratorio contains a fine analytic preface by Sir George Macfarren. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
To set aside this partial and unjust decree, Mr. Huggins appealed to the public, and printed his oratorio. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency] Reference
Double-Bass, by using four strings, and playing himself upon the instrument at oratorio performances in Rome. From Wordnik.com. [The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators] Reference
Debussy, is properly styled an oratorio, seeing that it was recently given in London on the stage as an opera. From Wordnik.com. [Style in Singing] Reference
The oratorio, a religious drama set to music but without action, scenery, or costume, had its beginning at this time. From Wordnik.com. [Early European History] Reference
If he also heard in sublime oratorio a prelude of this widely extended glory, our vision may not be a "baseless fabric.". From Wordnik.com. [Moon Lore] Reference
The four short masses, the Christmas oratorio and the B minor mass, contain every variety of adaptation from earlier work. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
No subject can be better adapted than this, for combining a splendid variety of pageantry in one oratorio, or sacred opera. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810] Reference
If you'd like to speak with Eric Idle about the new, oratorio production of "Not the Messiah," give us a call: 800-989-8255. From Wordnik.com. [Monty Python Vet Eric Idle: 'Not The Messiah'] Reference
Her oratorio "Isacco," with words by Metastasio, is her worthiest production, and met with deserved success when performed at. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Work in Music] Reference
It is more sung than delivered, and his sonorous voice and perfect cadence are the equal of any operatic oratorio ever written. From Wordnik.com. [Harvey Wasserman: To Honor Dr. King, Bring the Troops Home Now] Reference
It was here that he composed and produced his first oratorio, the 'Resurrection,' which added to his fame as a writer of sacred music. From Wordnik.com. [Story-Lives of Great Musicians] Reference
(Soundbite of oratorio "Israel in Egypt") NORRIS: You can listen to more of Tom Manoff's bargain classical selections at nprmusic. org. From Wordnik.com. [Classical CDs For Budget Shoppers] Reference
Handel's "Messiah," the most famous oratorio, never went straight to the top of the classical charts, so Paul McCartney should be proud. From Wordnik.com. [Here, There And Everywhere] Reference
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