Odi Euterpe - Music

Giulio Caccini 1551-1618 Was An Italian Singer And Composer. He Composed Mainly Two Types Of Songs The Strophic Air And The Through-Composed Madrigal. He Served The Medici Court In Florence As Music Director From 1600. In Reaction To The Polyphonic Musical Style Of The Renaissance He Discussed His Ideas For A New Style Of Monody Accompanied Solo Song In His Le Nuove Musiche 1602 . The Monodies In This Publication Contain Expressive Melodies Accompanied By Block Chords Rather Than The Traditional Polyphony. He Abhored Excessive Ornamentation In Vocal Lines A Practice Singers Had Adopted During The Renaissance. His Vocal Lines Were Simple Syllabic With Ornamentation Only At Appropriate Moments. He Was A Member Of A Group Of Musicians And Poets Known As The Florentine Camerata. Members Of This Group Created The First Operas. In 1600 Caccini And Jacopo Peri Both Set The Poem Euridice By Ottavio Rinuccini 1562-1621 To Music. Caccini's Score Reflects The Style Of The Madrigals And Airs Found In His Le Nuove Musiche. read less