sepolcro – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term sepolcro in music:

Italian genre of sacred dramatic music from the 17th-century (related to the oratorio)
sepulcher (small room or monument in which a dead person is laid or buried)

Language

Italian

Singular

sepolcro

Plural

sepolcri

Italian musical terms related to sepolcro:

azione sacra – literally "sacred action"...
azione sepolcrale – literally "sepulchral action"...
cantata da chiesa – church cantata (sacred cantata)
concerto spirituale – sacred concert (concert tradition of Parisian orig...
dramma sacro – literally "sacred drama"...
lauda – praise...
lauda spirituale – lauda (type of sacred song, cultivated in Italy fr...
messa cantata – sung Mass performed without sacred ministers
musica da chiesa – church music, sacred music
oratorio – oratorio (large-scale musical composition for choi...
sacra rappresentazione – literally "sacred performance"...
stile religioso – religious style