ORATORIO


Meaning of ORATORIO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌȯr-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-ˌō, ˌär- ]

noun

( plural -ri·os )

Etymology: Italian, from the Oratorio di San Filippo Neri (Oratory of Saint Philip Neri) in Rome

Date: 1731

: a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery

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