Listening journal - Atto II from Montiverdi's L'Orfeo
Musical elements
- Meter: triple simple
- Timbre: male voice with harpsichord and violin accompaniment
- Text-setting: syllabic
- Texture: homophonic
- Tonality: F major with frequent modulations to Bb major
Structure
- Strophic
- Strophes followed by ritornellos
- Binary form (ABAB)
Context
- Sanctity: secular
- Language: Italian
- Country of origin: Italy
- Genre: opera/aria
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