The recitative refers to the act of speaking text in a musical style was a new invention in 17th-century music. The recitative is typically followed by the aria, a solo vocal part designed to express ...

Music review: Philharmonia Baroque ‘Messiah’ at Disney Hall. ... costume-drama movie or early-music performance ... The oratorio begins with the promise of comfort in an accompanied recitative.

Before PBO takes its "St. John Passion" on the road to Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., next weekend, the orchestra will spend four days recording it for CD release.

One of Bach's two famous sacred oratorios, this amazing piece was first performed on 11 April 1727 in Leipzig. Good Friday 1727 in Leipzig was a particularly good Good Friday, thanks to the ...

Singers spend lifetimes getting good at performing baroque music and for a school production, it is an ambitious one. Alcina ...