The most famous piece in this genre includes a section with lyrics like "King of Kings, and Lord of Lords" and "And he shall reign forever and ever," its "Hallelujah Chorus."
Some of the earliest works in this genre were written by Emilio de' Cavalieri and Giacomo Carissimi. One piece in this genre includes a lilting strings passage depicting the words "waft her, angels, thro' the skies." Another piece in this genre includes a "Dead March." In Italy, these works were often performed duringLent. One work in this genre includes a Pifa or "Pastoral Symphony." That work in this genre includes a long trumpet solo depicting a moment that begins "in the (*) twinkling of an eye, at the last trump." Handel's organ concertos were originally written to go with works in this genre. This genre became a craze after the success of John Gay's Beggar's Opera destroyed Italian opera in England. The most famous piece in this genre includes a section with lyrics like "King of Kings, and Lord of Lords" and "And he shall reign forever and ever," its "Hallelujah Chorus." For 10 points, name these operaÂ­like large sacred choral pieces, exemplified by Handel's Messiah. 
Some of the earliest works in this genre were written by Emilio de' Cavalieri and Giacomo Carissimi.
oratorios [accept operas until "Carissimi"; prompt on "choral works," "choruses," or similar answers]