Una Mattina Musical Analysis and Context

Vocabulary terms and musical definitions covering the key, style, performance directions, form, and composer context for Una Mattina by Ludivico Eunaudi.

Una Mattina (Title)

Literally means "One Morning".

Key of Una Mattina

A Minor, featuring no key changes throughout the piece.

Cantabile e legato

In a singing style (Cantabile) and smoothly/connected (legato).

Minimalist Style/Form

A form that takes a melodic/rhythmic motif and gradually develops it throughout the piece by arranging it in different ways: harmonically, increasing and decreasing texture, altering the rhythmic pulse, altering the dynamic range, and using many different registers on the keyboard.

Shifting time signatures

A 20th-century and minimalist feature that creates an ambiguous and unsteady rhythmic pulse.

Syncopation

A rhythmic device used in the piece that creates an unsteady and shifting rhythmic pulse.

Divinire and Wetlands

Orchestral works written by Ludivico Eunaudi.

The Water Diviner

An example of film music written by Ludivico Eunaudi.

Glass, Adams and Reich

Fundamental minimalists identified as contemporaries and influences of the composer.

Max Richter and Yann Tiersen

Contemporaries and influences associated with Ludivico Eunaudi.