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The Florentine Camerata was an influential group of primarily composers and poets who were active during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries A.D.

The group included artists such as Jacopo Peri, Giulio Caccini, and Ottavio Rinuccini. The group met under the auspices of the Florentine count Giovanni Bardi (1534-1612). The members of the Camerata were disappointed with the direction music was taking at that time, specifically with melisma and types of polyphony that obscured the lyrics of songs or arias. They advocated a return to a Greco-Roman model of the theater. Members of the Florentine Camerata eventually produced the first opera, Euridice, with text by Rinuccini and music by Peri. They also created a style of music, known as the Second Practice, which emphasized simple melodies with modest embellishments. During the Baroque period the Second Practice effectively replaced the ideas of the First Practice, which advocated contrapuntal techniques like those used by Palestrina.

Literature

Henry, Earl, and Michael Rogers. "Tonality and Design in Music Theory Vol. II." Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2005.

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+The '''[[Florence|Florentine]] Camerata''' was an influential group of primarily [[composer|composers]] and [[poet|poets]] who were active during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries A.D.
-The '''[[Florence|Florentine]] Camerata''' was an influential group of primarily [[composer|composers]] and [[poet|poets]] who were active during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries A.D. The group included artists such as [[Jacopo Peri]] (1561-1633), [[Giulio Caccini]] (1545-1618), and [[Ottavio Rinuccini]] (1562-1621). The group met under the auspices of the Florentine count Giovanni Bardi (1534-1612). The members of the Camerata were disappointed with the direction [[music]] was taking at that time, specifically with [[melisma]] and types of [[polyphony]] that obscured the lyrics of [[song|songs]] or [[aria|arias]]. They advocated a return to a [[Greco-Roman]] model of the [[theater]]. Members of the Florentine Camerata eventually produced the first [[opera]], "Euridice," with text by Rinuccini and music by Peri. They also created a style of music, known as the "Second Practice," which emphasized simple melodies with modest embellishments. During the [[Baroque]] period the Second Practice effectively replaced the ideas of the First Practice, which advocated [[counterpoint|contrapuntal]] techniques like those used by [[Palestrina]].
+The group included artists such as [[Jacopo Peri]], [[Giulio Caccini]], and [[Ottavio Rinuccini]]. The group met under the auspices of the Florentine count Giovanni Bardi (1534-1612). The members of the Camerata were disappointed with the direction [[music]] was taking at that time, specifically with [[melisma]] and types of [[polyphony]] that obscured the lyrics of [[song|songs]] or [[aria|arias]]. They advocated a return to a [[Greco-Roman]] model of the [[theater]]. Members of the Florentine Camerata eventually produced the first [[opera]], ''Euridice,'' with text by Rinuccini and music by Peri. They also created a style of music, known as the ''Second Practice,'' which emphasized simple melodies with modest embellishments. During the [[Baroque]] period the Second Practice effectively replaced the ideas of the ''First Practice'', which advocated [[counterpoint|contrapuntal]] techniques like those used by [[Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina|Palestrina]].
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+== Literature ==
 Henry, Earl, and Michael Rogers. "Tonality and Design in Music Theory Vol. II." Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2005.
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+[[Category:Baroque composers]]
+[[Category:Renaissance composers]]