Selection – Tu se morta
Composer – L'Orfeo-Claudio Monteverdi
Stylistic Period – Baroque
Form – Opera
Timbre – voices, strings, basso continuo
Melody – one voice, text about woman that dies from poisonous snake bite
Harmony – simple, mourning
Dynamics – no gradual changes, low key, very passionate
Texture - polyphonic, with closing from the choir
Rhythm/Tempo – simple and slow, minor increase in tempo
Two Key Characteristic’s of Stylistic Period
1. emotianal and theatrical qualities
2. feeling of continuity
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