What did the Florentine camerata desire to accomplish in the modern music of their day? What was this new style called?

What will be an ideal response?


create a style that approximated the vocal declamation of ancient Greek tragedy; stile rappresentativo

Art & Culture

You might also like to view...

In a meter signature (or time signature), what does the top number tell the performer?

a. how fast the beats should go b. how many lines there are in the texture c. what note value receives the beat

d. how many beats occur in each measure e. how many measures there are in the composition

Art & Culture

The tympanum of the church of Saint-Lazare at Autun depicts __________.

A. the Crucifixion B. Christ in Majesty C. the Last Judgment D. the Resurrection

Art & Culture

_____ Which statement best describes the medieval convention of “mansion and platea” staging?

A). The platea was treated as undifferentiated stage space that might be used as an extension of any particular location that a mansion represented B). The mansion stood for one of the stations of the cross and the platea always stood for heaven C). The platea was a symbolic device by which the audience could easily recognize the specific character who wore it and the mansion represented the house where that character lived D). The platea was a pageant wagon and the mansion refers to the house of the town’s mayor who paid for and commissioned the performance

Art & Culture

? Which statement is true of the Dome of the Rock?

A. The architecture takes its cues from classical Greek temple design. B. The building was the prime source for Le Corbusier’s Notre Dame du Haut. C. It was built on a site for pilgrimage used by three religions. D. The building shares its main design features with later mosques such as that at Isfahan.

Art & Culture