Giulio Caccini (c. 1550-1618)
An Italian singer and composer associated with the Florentine
Camerata. His performance of the new type
of monodic composition, "musica in stile rappresentativo," was looked
upon as the ideal of this style. His most important work was the
collection of madrigals and
arias published under the title
"Le Nuove musiche." Its preface contains one of the clearest and
most detailed descriptions of the manner of performance of the new monodic
style.