Vincenzo Galilei (jan 5, 1520 – feb 19, 1591)
Description:
was an Italian lutenist, composer, and music theorist, and the father of astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei and the lute virtuoso and composer Michelagnolo Galilei. He was a seminal figure in the musical life of the late Renaissance and contributed significantly to the musical revolution which demarcates the beginning of the Baroque era. These ideals are expressed in Della musica antica et della moderna, written in 1581.The Representational Style
A. Galilei thought that music should represent meaning or emotion.
1. He arrived at this concept through Plato.
2. This is known as stile rappresentativo, which Galilei felt could be best expressed by a
single voice (monody).
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Date:
jan 5, 1520
feb 19, 1591
~ 71 years