oratorio

Summary

oratorio is a musical form^[1]. oratorio ranks in the top 10% of musical_form entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (887 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• oratorio's instance of is recorded as musical form^[3].
• oratorio's instance of is recorded as music genre^[4].
• oratorio's instance of is recorded as type of musical work/composition^[5].
• oratorio is a type of composed musical work^[6].
• oratorio is a type of theatre music^[7].
• oratorio's Commons category is recorded as Oratorios^[8].
• oratorio's country of origin is recorded as Italy^[9].
• 1700 marks the founding of oratorio^[10].
• oratorio's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oratorios^[11].
• oratorio's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• oratorio's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary^[13].
• oratorio's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• oratorio's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[15].
• oratorio's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• oratorio's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• oratorio's different from is recorded as Oratorium^[18].
• oratorio's different from is recorded as cantata^[19].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include musical form^[3], music genre^[4], and type of musical work/composition^[5]. Recorded subclass of include composed musical work^[6] and theatre music^[7].

Origins

1700 marks the founding of oratorio^[10].

Why It Matters

oratorio ranks in the top 10% of musical_form entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (887 views/month).^[2] oratorio has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] oratorio is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]