Zach Ziolkowski 

Der Ring des Nibelungen, Das Rheingold 

L’Orfeo toccata 

            Both of these songs capitalize on a major scale. Das Rheingold uses a major scale in triad motion going up the triad all the way up to the “mi” above the upper “do” while L’Orfeo goes up step-wise up to “sol”. They both do their respective patterns over and over again as the main melody. They both also have very powerful forward motion. While Das Rheingold takes a little bit to build, it is still very forward and powerful. L’Orfeo starts out pretty strong from the very beginning.