'''Rotta''' is a 16th and 17th century music composition for brass instruments that consists of sections of irregular music phrases in which the rhythmic activity gradually dissipates. These compositions were played directly after a trumpet ensemble sonata, and eventually the components of this composition were merged into sonata form at which point the rotta disappeared from the repertoire.<ref name="Grove">{{Cite encyclopedia |last= Downey|first=Peter|date=2002 |entry=Rotta|publisher=Oxford University Press |encyclopedia=Grove Music Online |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.51954}}</ref>
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Category:Compositions by musical form Category:Renaissance compositions {{classical-music-stub}}