n a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
词态变化
复数形式:oratorios
常见例句
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a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759) n
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an oratorio composed by Handel in 1742
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orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio n
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n orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio n something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows n a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
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In an opera or oratorio, a coda, or winding up, in an accelerated time.
