Oratorio Mp3

Bonaventura Aliotti - Il trionfo della Morte, Oratorio (1677) - Les Traversées Baroques, Étienne Meyer (2020) {Accent ACC24368}
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Classical / Baroque / Vocal / Oratorio / Period Instruments

With “Il trionfo della morte” by Bonaventuro Aliotti from 1677, the French ensemble Les Travers es Baroque presents an important example of an early oratorio. The form of the oratorio developed after the Catholic Church in the Council of Trent (1545-1563) severely restricted the use of music in church services. Some religious congregations then began to perform new forms of music in their prayer and assembly rooms, the “oratorios”.

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