Title: World of the Oratorio
Description: The author considers as oratorios musical works that combine various vocal elements (solo and chorus), with instrumental accompaniment (primarily orchestra and/or organ), impart their message without scenery, require none of the trappings of theater, may be either sacred or secular, and have a certain level of intellectual and musical development.
Subjects: Oratorio, Oratorios, Analysis, appreciation, Masses, Requiems, Cantatas, Choral music