Late Renaissance / Early Baroque · 1607
Toccata (L'Orfeo)
C. Monteverdi
- Key
- C
- Time
- C
- Tempo
- ♩=96
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Opening fanfare of L'Orfeo — first masterpiece of opera. C major fanfare for trumpets + drums + strings.
Teaching points
- Foundational opera moment
- Three statements of fanfare
- AO3: 1600 watershed
Full score ↓Public domain
1609 first ed + later urtext, public domain.