Question
Emilio de’ Cavalieri’s Portrayal of Soul and the Body is typically considered the first work in this genre. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this genre, whose latino and volgare types developed in the mid-17th century before merging into so-called “sacred opera.” The first English-language work in this genre is Esther.
ANSWER: oratorio
[10h] A Giacomo Carissimi oratorio with this name is regarded as a masterpiece of oratorio latino. The aria “Waft her, angels, through the skies” appears in a later oratorio with this name, written while its composer was going blind.
ANSWER: Jephte [or Jephtha]
[10e] The latter Jephtha was this composer’s last oratorio. This composer’s other oratorios include Israel in Egypt and Judas Maccabaeus.
ANSWER: Georg Frideric Handel
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Summary
| 2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis | 03/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 ARGOS Online | 03/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 67% | 67% | 0% |
Data
| Aw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms | I wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU! | UBC | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| throw away your cards, rally in the streets | Thompson et al. | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |