Oratorio Test #1

Liturgical drama

Liturgical drama

A type of drama performed within or near the church that relates stories from the Bible.

Miracle Plays

Theatrical presentations that depict real or fictitious accounts of the lives of saints.

Morality Plays

Plays where characters personify moral qualities or abstractions to teach moral lessons.

Mystery Plays

Dramatic works that typically represent biblical subjects.

Hildegard von Bingen

A German nun, composer, and founder of a convent, active from 1098 to 1179.

Ordo Virtutum

The oldest surviving Morality Play.

Reformation (1517)

A movement aimed at spiritual reform within the church.

Counter Reformation

A response to the Reformation, focusing on reforming the Catholic Church.

Council of Trent (1545-1563)

A council that addressed corruption and abuse within the Catholic Church.

Oratorio Volgare

Oratorios that use the languages specific to a region.

Oratorio Latino

Oratorios that use Latin, maintaining traditional practices.

Martin Luther

A key figure in the Reformation, advocating for reform without corruption in the Catholic Church.

Filippo Neri

A reformer focused on internal changes within the church.

Giacomo Carissimi

A composer known as a "Musical orator" who employed musical rhetorical devices.

San Girolamo della Carità

A church associated with the Oratory movement.

Chiesa Nuova

Formerly known as Santa Maria in Vallicella, a significant church in the Oratory.

Congregazione dell'Oratorio

An organization founded by Filippo Neri for spiritual reform.

San Marcello

A church linked to the Oratory of the Holy Crucifix.

Oratory

A specific room designated primarily for prayer within the church.

Lauda

An Italian poetic form characterized by dialogue and a strophic AABB structure.

Emelio de’ Cavalieri

Composer of "Rappresentatione di anima, et di corpo," a representation of the Soul and the Body.

Giovanni Francesco Anerio

Composer of "Teatro armonico spirituale," meaning Harmonic Spiritual Theater.

Pietro Della Valle

Composer of "Oratorio della Purificatione," or Oratorio of the Purification.

Palillogia

A rhetorical device involving the repetition of the same word for emphasis.

Epizeuxis

The immediate repetition of a word or phrase, often with sequential repetition at intervals.

Homoeoteleuton

The use of similar or identical word endings for rhetorical effect.

Pathopoeia

Speech designed to evoke strong emotions in the audience.

Hypotyposis

A lifelike description of a scene or thing, often referred to as "word painting" in music.