Cento concerti ecclesiastici

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Cento concerti ecclesiastici

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concerto
The Baroque vocal-instrumental concerto (c. 1585–1650)
…da Viadana’s popular and influential Cento concerti ecclesiastici (100 Ecclesiastical Concertos; 1602) exploits the new style, simpler and more intimate, yet florid and expressive, and including actual monody (solo vocal melody accompanied by expressive harmonies, a type of music new with the Baroque Era). These “concerti” achieve opposition mainly through…
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…da Viadana’s popular and influential Cento concerti ecclesiastici (100 Ecclesiastical Concertos; 1602) exploits the new style, simpler and more intimate, yet florid and expressive, and including actual monody (solo vocal melody accompanied by expressive harmonies, a type of music new with the Baroque Era). These “concerti” achieve opposition mainly through…
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