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His stature is owed above all to a single work—the oratorio Messiah.
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Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
The oratorio, plus related music, will be performed twice each day in the Appel Room by the Jazz at Pride Orchestra on October 18 and 19 and also be streamed.
—Jane Levere, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
An oratorio is a large concert piece for orchestra and singers.
—David Lyman, The Enquirer, 12 July 2024
The Bob Marley Musical) and Abrams — who, back in 2017, wrote a multimedia opera-rap oratorio mashup titled The Greatest: Muhammad Ali for the Louisville Orchestra –the idea for Ali sprang from that score.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 July 2024
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Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
The oratorio, plus related music, will be performed twice each day in the Appel Room by the Jazz at Pride Orchestra on October 18 and 19 and also be streamed.
—Jane Levere, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
An oratorio is a large concert piece for orchestra and singers.
—David Lyman, The Enquirer, 12 July 2024
The Bob Marley Musical) and Abrams — who, back in 2017, wrote a multimedia opera-rap oratorio mashup titled The Greatest: Muhammad Ali for the Louisville Orchestra –the idea for Ali sprang from that score.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oratorio
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Cher: The Memoir is a paean to being in the spotlight, for all its downsides and difficulties.Alexander Larman, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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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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But the remaining three on death row whose sentences are untouched are: Robert Bowers, convicted for the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue; Dylann Roof, convicted of the shooting at the Mother Emanuel AME Church; and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, convicted for the Boston Marathon bombing.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
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The three death row inmates who aren’t included in Biden’s list on Monday include two notorious mass shooters, as well as the person who killed multiple people at the Boston Marathon, The New York Times reported.Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 23 Dec. 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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The processional featured several of the couple’s favorite worship songs.Erin Clack, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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Just one level back, with 12 processionals proceeded over, are Marlee Matlin, who read last year but not this year, and Whoopi Goldberg, who returned this season after taking last year off.Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Dec. 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 Dec. 2024.
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