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Jennens, meanwhile, had no idea that Handel had, in a matter of about three weeks, fashioned the entire oratorio in his usual adroit way of recomposing airs from his own trove of Italian operas and bringing to life a bundle of new songs and choruses.
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Bob Blaisdell, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
The oratorio is a feat of sustained inspiration arguably unsurpassed in the canon of Western classical music.
—Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
This year marks the 70th singing of the classic oratorio.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2024
Bach's 'Christmas Oratorio' Music director Ken-David Masur leads the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in the first three of this oratorio's six cantatas, which commemorate the birth of Jesus, the annunciation to shepherds and the adoration of the shepherds.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
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Bob Blaisdell, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
The oratorio is a feat of sustained inspiration arguably unsurpassed in the canon of Western classical music.
—Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
This year marks the 70th singing of the classic oratorio.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2024
Bach's 'Christmas Oratorio' Music director Ken-David Masur leads the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in the first three of this oratorio's six cantatas, which commemorate the birth of Jesus, the annunciation to shepherds and the adoration of the shepherds.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oratorio
Noun
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Her most recent album, 143, is a bouncy, brain-dead paean to pleasure and uncomplicated empowerment.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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Image Weaver was a flawed man, but Miller’s book is largely a paean to his ebullience.—
Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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The regular army scales by giant pyramids of talent, and overwhelming mass.—
John Sviokla,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Pop art movement also frequently featured food motifs, (perhaps best exemplified by Andy Warhol’s 1962 Campbell’s Soup can artwork), while drawing on everyday mass culture and consumerism for inspiration.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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Where is the flower girl in the wedding processional?—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
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Expect travel to be punctuated by memorable cultural experiences like processionals, traditional foods, and music, but destinations will be notably crowded and more expensive.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Mar. 2025
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Returnal Returnal was one of the first exclusives of the PS5 generation; a fabulously grotesque sci-fi horror dirge, and still worth your attention today.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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On the final night, one of the regulars hired a Scotsman in a kilt to play a bagpipe dirge.—
Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Whether a requiem is due for rom-coms or not, in the meantime there's at least a conveyor belt of cringe to feast upon.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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The funeral procession begins with a sorrowful requiem but transitions into a celebration of life — reminding us that life extends beyond death, that grief is not the absence of love but an extension of it.—
Mathew Holloway,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Interspersed throughout the concert will be video interviews with chorale alumnus Peggy Stark, who will be in attendance to represent her late husband, founding director Charles Stark; previous artistic director Day; and some Lincoln-Way Area Chorale charter members.—
Jessi Virtusio,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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Bendix was one of the 16 members of the symphony and the chorale who had lost their homes.—
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Oratorio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oratorio. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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