The Elements of the Oratorio - Music: Practice Theory Stack Exchange I am a composer of simpler forms, but have been toying with the prospect of composing what I have been calling a "folk oratorio" composed of songs, small ensemble pieces and hymns To prepare for this project, I would like to know if there is a good source describing the various elements of the classical oratorio?
sheet music - Music: Practice Theory Stack Exchange So, to stay with the example (and accidental concrete case), the opening choir piece of the Christmas Oratorio (or Weihnachtsoratorium, in German) is usually published rendered as (sorry the text is in German but that's the way it is with J S Bach in the original), Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage, rühmet, was heute der Höchste getan!
Describing the difference between a mass and an opera? Oratorios These were considered as acceptable even during times when opera was frowned upon; Handel wrote quite a number of those, which are mostly operas but take their plot from the bible Bach's Easter oratorio is a different type which is more like a cantata, see below Cantatas: church music written for a certain date in ecclesiastical year
history - Is Beethovens 9th symphony the first piece that combined a . . . I have to say no As you said, Beethoven's 9th symphony was the first choral symphony but it was not the first piece to combine chorus and orchestra There were already pieces from the Baroque that combined them, as the same definition of cantata says: Cantata: A sung piece, or choral work with or without vocal soloists, usually with orchestral accompaniment
What forms can a classical composition be? [closed] Oratorio: Similar to an opera, but unstaged and usually on a sacred theme Cantata: Usually religious, similar to an oratorio, but much shorter Suitable for inclusion in a church service Instrumental works Sonata: A piece for a solo instrument (often with accompaniment) Chamber music: Trios, quartets, etc
ear training - Music: Practice Theory Stack Exchange A previous question answer here mentioned Mozart's ability (when he was a teenager) to sit and listen to a performance of Allegri's Miserere, remember most of the details, and then write it down la
Name for music that imitates speech I have searched and asked others for the answer to this but have come up dry: what is the name or technique in music where musical notes approximate imitate speech? Note that I am not talking about
Female singing a song written for a male vocalist I am a singer at my church Oftentimes I have to choose a song written for a male’s vocal range, which means I have to sing the song in a male key but with my soprano voice What is the official te