In Italy, these works were often performed duringLent.
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]