oratorio

a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759) n

an oratorio composed by Handel in 1742

orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio n

n orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio n something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows n a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

In an opera or oratorio, a coda, or winding up, in an accelerated time.