oratorio
n
(pl ~s) musical composition for solo voices, chorus and orchestra,usu with a Biblical theme (通常以《圣经》内容为主题的)清唱剧, 神剧
Handel's oratorios 韩德尔的清唱剧. Cf 参看 cantata.
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