Caccini

[ kaht-chee-nee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Jacopo Peri and Caccini were among the first workers in the comparatively new form, and they both took the same subject, Eurydice.

The reforms of Galilei and Caccini were, as we shall see, aimed at this condition.

Signor Giulio Caccini, a Roman musician, composed it expressly for me.

Vocal colorature, which had already appeared in the dramatic pieces of Caccini, became the most beloved means of effect.

Another composer, Giulio Caccini, wrote several shorter pieces in similar style.

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