The Baroque Period: Handel and the Oratorio | Music Arts Toolkit
University of Kentucky professor of music Jeff Johnson gives an overview of oratorio, outlines the four parts of an oratorio (chorus, orchestra, aria, and recitative), and discusses textures and text painting in Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus.” The segment concludes with a performance of the “Hallelujah Chorus” by members of the U.K. Chorale.
