Giovanni Gabrieli - Sonata Pian e Forte
Elements
- Wind ensemble
- Duple Simple
- Slow tempo, (~ Larghetto)
- Major key
- Polyphonic texture
- Syncopation
Structure
- Sounds as if there are occasional embellishment at ends of phrases
- Suspensions throughout (i.e. 0:44)
- 'Pian e Fort' means the use of both soft and loud dynamics
- 3:50: antiphonal --> responsorial
Context
- Renaissance era (Gabrieli is a well known renaissance composer)
- Italian
- Sacred
- Instrumental
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