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Recent Examples of oratorio
Vivaldi’s only surviving oratorio was composed for the women of the Venetian girls’ orphanage Ospedale della Pieta, where the composer served as music director.
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Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
Joined by triumphant bursts of strings and winds, John Thiessen’s bracing trumpet (celebrating the slaying of the enemies) brought the oratorio to an exuberant finish, the six singers aglow in a glorious polyphonic weave.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
Jean-Baptiste Moreau, with a libretto by Jean Racine; the other an oratorio by Handel, with an English libretto by poet Samuel Humphreys.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
Opera Idaho presents Critical Mass Vocal Artists in a performance of the three-part oratorio composed by Craig Hella Johnson.
—Michelle Jenkins, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
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Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
Joined by triumphant bursts of strings and winds, John Thiessen’s bracing trumpet (celebrating the slaying of the enemies) brought the oratorio to an exuberant finish, the six singers aglow in a glorious polyphonic weave.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
Jean-Baptiste Moreau, with a libretto by Jean Racine; the other an oratorio by Handel, with an English libretto by poet Samuel Humphreys.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
Opera Idaho presents Critical Mass Vocal Artists in a performance of the three-part oratorio composed by Craig Hella Johnson.
—Michelle Jenkins, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oratorio
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The aftermath of the Madison Square Garden comedy bit has already activated national voices such as Bad Bunny, who decided to republish his paean to Puerto Ricans.Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
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The interiors are a paean to nautical good taste, decked with antique oil portraits, brass chandeliers, and white wainscotting.Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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Prosecutors said Filion targeted the Masjid Al Hayy Mosque and threatened to commit a mass shooting.Michael Kosnar, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Another 43 million have low bone mass, which is the precursor to osteoporosis.Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Said it over and over like a preacher singing hallelujah.Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 13 Sep. 2024
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For me, especially as an A&R person, that’s hallelujah: Let the creative lead and the rest will follow.Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
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Thankfully, ceremony director Thomas Jolly broke up the monotony of the two-and-a-half-hour boat processional.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 July 2024
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The processional begins, led by officers on motorcycles, as CMPD officers and other walk.Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
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The hand drums, played here by Keith, make this one spooky dirge.Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024
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Following long minutes of silence, a dirge of bagpipes began streaming from the church, suddenly growing loud as 10 pipers emerged with a corps of drummers behind, playing on as pallbearers rolled the casket out.Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
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No dolphin will ever perform an autopsy, no dingo will read Heidegger, no macaque will write a requiem for piano and violin.Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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The Last Showgirl is a requiem for any woman who has ever been underestimated because of her beauty, her choices, or her art (so, essentially, every woman ever to exist).Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
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In fact, Combs actually made his Carnegie Hall debut as a sophomore when his high school chorale appeared on the legendary New York stage along with other student groups.Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 13 July 2024
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The Bay Area brims with scores of chorales of every variety, from Cantare con Vivo to WomenSing, Schola Cantorum and more.Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
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“Oratorio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oratorio. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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