oratorio
noun /ˌɒrəˈtɔːriəʊ/
/ˌɔːrəˈtɔːriəʊ/
(plural oratorios)
- a long piece of music for singers and an orchestra, usually based on a story from the Bible
compare cantataTopics Musicc2清唱剧,神剧(通常以《圣经》故事为主题) 词源Italian, from ecclesiastical Latin oratorium ‘oratory’, from the musical services held in the church of the Oratory of St Philip Neri in Rome, Italy.