Project Gutenberg 2007-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 481 Upton, George P. (George Putnam) 1834 1919 Upton, George Putnam The Standard Oratorios: Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers Produced by David Newman, Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Standard Oratorios: Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers" by George P. Upton is a comprehensive handbook written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a companion to the author's previous publication on operas, detailing the narratives, musical compositions, and biographical sketches of notable oratorio composers. The book aims to explore significant oratorios, their historical context, and the evolution of this sacred musical form. At the start of the book, Upton lays the groundwork for understanding the oratorio by detailing its definition and historical origins. He explains how the oratorio evolved from early religious performances into a distinct musical genre that incorporates dramatic elements similar to opera. The opening portion also delves into the development of the oratorio through key figures and works in music history, setting the stage for a detailed examination of various significant oratorios and their composers throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Oratorio MT Text Christianity Music Browsing: Music Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: History - Religious Category: Art Category: Music 584515 2025-06-09T13:50:19.753301 text/html 569598 2007-09-28T10:07:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 208643 2007-09-28T10:07:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 313929 2025-06-09T13:50:32.173238 application/epub+zip 323225 2025-06-09T13:50:24.277296 application/epub+zip 295026 2025-06-09T13:50:22.542312 application/epub+zip 665801 2025-06-09T13:50:37.974181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 622282 2025-06-09T13:50:30.997269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473775 2022-09-10T15:19:38.201927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527572 2025-06-09T13:50:18.726296 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 527053 2007-09-28T10:07:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 198097 2007-09-28T10:07:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 527189 2007-09-28T10:07:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 197897 2007-09-28T10:07:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20550 2025-06-09T13:50:38.136170 application/rdf+xml 24289 2025-06-09T13:50:23.170292 image/jpeg 4563 2025-06-09T13:50:22.873264 image/jpeg 308248 2025-06-09T13:50:19.801324 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia