Oratorios were originally created as teaching tools for the Catholic Church.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Oratorio were developed as part of the Roman Catholic Church's efforts to reach out to as many community members as possible. Because they were intended to teach, the earliest oratorios were often based on Bible stories and had a singing narrator to explain what was happening before and between the other musical sections.

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