oratorio
large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists
Ester
1673 oratorio by Alessandro Stradella
Christmas oratorio
oratorio written for Christmas or the Christmas season
Susanna
1681 oratorio in two parts by Alessandro Stradella for Francesco II, Duke of Modena for the Oratory of San Carlo
Odysseus
oratorio by Max Bruch
passion
musical setting of the Passion of Christ