Listening Journal #8: Toccata

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUS0uJgNwac

Toccata in A Major: Henry Purcell

Elements

• Harpsichord
• A major
• Duple Simple
• ~ Allegro
• Many ornamentations

Structure

• Tempo continues to fluctuate
• Dynamic is consistently mf

Context

• Early Baroque
• English (Henry Purcell)
• Toccata