This would have been orally transmitted for a period before being written down.
Some of the stories in the gospel may have been transmitted orally before being written down.
Until these recent liturgical books, the music was transmitted orally.
The events would have needed to be transmitted orally for almost a millennium before the text was written down.
The earliest works of Indian literature were transmitted orally and only later written down.
Its folk-literature is not yet available in written form, but continues to be orally transmitted.
The knowledge of dance, music and mask-making is transmitted orally.
Culture has been transmitted orally through music and dance.
The sayings were not written down for some generations but transmitted orally.
Traditionally, music is transmitted orally, with styles varying between the social groups.