L'Orfeo - Toccata: Monteverdi
Elements
- Timbre: Brass and Percussion
- @ 0:32 - String section ritornello
- @ 1:03 - Brass once again takes on a more prevalent role
- Homophonic
- Major key
- Duple simple meter
- Syncopation
Structure
- Strophic
- Each section is a slight variation on the original melody by being played by different instruments and with varying levels of dynamics
- Before ritornellos: authentic cadence, ritardando, slight pause
Context
- Late renaissance, early baroque
- 15th century
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