Monteverdi - L'Orfeo (Toccata)
Musical Elements
Timbre: Aerophone
Texture: Homophonic/Polyphonic
Tonality: Major
Meter: Duple Simple
Rhythm: Syncopation
Structure
Stropic
Authentic Cadences
Ritornellos
Context
Brass ensemble
Early Baroque but also late Renaissance
Secular (Greek mythology)
Music from an opera based off of the Greek legend Orpheus
16th Century
Serves as a prelude to the opera
Instrumental piece
