Author Question: Which reason did not spur Handel into composing oratorios rather than opera? a. eliminated ... (Read 51 times)

joblessjake · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Which reason did not spur Handel into composing oratorios rather than opera?

a. eliminated expensive soloists, sets, and costumes
b. exploited the English love of choral music
c. appealed to the religious attitudes of Puritan and Methodist citizens
d. could not find any more interesting opera librettos
e. it was more financially viable

Question 2

Which trait is not shared by the Baroque opera and opera?

a. begins with an overture
b. work is divided into acts
c. chorus plays a prominent role
d. features recitatives and arias
e. usually lasts two to three hours