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 | | More specifically it arose when the relationship between music and drama, which had always been close, was reassessed in the light of certain preoccupations and ideals--the neo-classic inspiration provided by Greek drama, the rediscovery of the affective powers of declamatory song, the cultivation of the pastoral. |
 | | Cavalieri's publisher, Alessandro Guidotti, Rinuccini, Peri, and Gagliano all allude to the belief that Greek tragedy was 'sung in its entirety', and describe their own music-dramas as experiments to ascertain whether or not modern music could achieve similar effects. |
 | | Gagliano was generous in his tribute to Peri's skill in this style: 'Signor Jacopo Peri discovered that artful manner of declaiming in song which all Italy admires... |
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