NOUN | communication | oratorio, cantata | a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text |
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Sounds | aa.rahtao'riyow | |
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Rhymes | adagio ... video: 48 rhymes with iyow... |
Meaning | A musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text. | |
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Synonym | cantata | |
Instances | Messiah | An oratorio composed by Handel in 1742 |
Broader | classical music, classical, serious music | Traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste |
Spanish | cantata, oratorio | |
Catalan | cantata, oratori |
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