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| Group of scholars who debated music and drama, advocating text over music, promoting monody *Included Rinuccini and Peri * Believed that Greek tragedies were sung in their entirety. |
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| Series of solo songs with basso continuo parts, by Caccini, including madrigals and airs |
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| family of instruments for which music was written |
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| Literary text for an opera or other musical stage work |
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| Opera by Monteverdi, first great opera composition |
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| Since the time of Willaert, composers used split choirs. Specifically in St. Mark’s for concertos. Largely homophonic. |
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| By Frescobaldi, 3 Organ Masses, *Include toccata before the mass *Included ricercare |
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| G. Gabrieli, one of the most significant early pieces. *One of first instrumental pieces to give specific instrumentation *Earliest indicator of dynamics |
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| *Dramatic opera for which Lully and Quinault was known for. |
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| Vingt-quatre Violons du Roi |
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| 24 strings of the king—one of the premiere ensembles of the king |
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