The Easter Oratorio Overture was written by J. S. Bach. It was written in the Baroque period. It is a very large piece of music to be sung by a large choir.
Messiah. Handel wrote oratorios, of which the most famous is 'Messiah'.
Sacred music
An oratorio is a large vocal and instrumental dramatic work based on a sacred subject. The main difference between an oratorio and an opera is that an oratorio has no staging or costumes.
The most popular oratorio is Handel's Messiah.
Felix Mendelssohn
He wrote two: Paulus (St. Paul) and Elias (Elijah).
Felix Mendelssohn, in 1846.
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The texts of oratorios are drawn from Biblical stories and scriptural texts. Handel wrote "Messiah", drawing on both Old and New Testament scripture, as well as "The Creation." Mendelssohn composed an oratorio telling the story of "Elijah".
Bach
Messiah. Handel wrote oratorios, of which the most famous is 'Messiah'.
The Easter Oratorio Overture was written by J. S. Bach. It was written in the Baroque period. It is a very large piece of music to be sung by a large choir.
Messiah. Handel wrote oratorios, of which the most famous is 'Messiah'.
Sacred music
The oratorio, Messiah, by Handel/
Occasional Oratorio was created in 1746.