Musical work such as Handel's Messiah (8)

I believe the answer is:

oratorio

(Other definitions for oratorio that I've seen before include "Handel's Messiah, for example" , "piece of music" , "Large-scale sacred musical work" , "Sacred musical piece" , "Large choral work" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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