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Oratorio
A musical composition for chorus, orchestra and soloists whose text is usually religious, serious or philosophical. Generally not staged, oratorio was Handel’s domain in England when opera fell out of favor. Examples of oratorios are Haydn’s The Creation and Handel’s Messiah.
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