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Before I conclude this sketch of Handel, I must introduce you to one more of his Oratorios, "L'Allegro."

From Sketch of Handel and Beethoven Two Lectures, Delivered in the Lecture Hall of the Wimbledon Village Club, on Monday Evening, Dec. 14, 1863; and Monday Evening, Jan. 11, 1864 by Ball, Thomas Hanly

We were perpetually talking of our Oratorios, and they were perpetually talking of their Symphonies.

From The Woman in White by Collins, Wilkie

What would he have said had he heard his Symphonies and Overtures performed by an orchestra increased by repieni, the only one admissible at Oratorios, and in which, noise is paramount?

From Life of Beethoven by Schindler, Anton

The Oratorios thrive abundantly-for my part, they give me an idea of heaven, where every body is to sing whether they have voices or not.

From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 by Cunningham, Peter

He had to play incessantly either at the Oratorios, or in the rooms at the baths, at the theatre, and in the public concerts.

From Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men by Grant, Robert