How Is Opera Introduced During The Baroque Period?

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During the Baroque period, everything was over the top ranging from the architecture of buildings to the musical styles. The piece we were given to analyze describes perfectly the styling of music at the time. Opera was first introduced during the baroque period. Opera is best known as a dramatic work. In the piece, the tempo remains constant throughout the whole work, in certain parts where the words are elongated, the tempo follows the high pitch and as the pitch gets higher, the tempo get faster. In the beginning of measure 9 to measure 11, you can hear the tempo speed up. The dynamics of this piece can be described as all in fast, faster, and fast. As I’m listening to the piece, this is monophonic, focusing on one voice and one melody