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serious music vs oratorio

oratorio vs serious music

serious music and oratorio both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
serious music Yes No No No
oratorio Yes No No No
As nouns, oratorio is a hyponym of serious music; that is, oratorio is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than serious music:
  • serious music: traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
  • oratorio: a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
Other hyponyms of serious music include chamber music, opera, cantata, concerto, fugue, rondeau, rondo.
serious music (noun) oratorio (noun)
traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
Difference between serious music and oratorio

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