Performances of early works in this genre rely on the preface to Le nuove musiche for ornamentation.
Important precursors to this art form include a 1471 work by Poliziano and the intermedio, La Pellegrina. The most important theorist in the creation of this art form was also the first person to disprove the story of Pythagoras and the anvils. Girolamo Mei's study of Greek sources were influential in Giovanni de Bardi's circle, many of whom created early works in this art form. The style of early works in this art form was developed in a treatise that attacks Gioseffo Zarlino and advocates equal temperament, Vincenzo (*) Galilei's Dialogue. Performances of early works in this genre rely on the preface to Le nuove musiche for ornamentation. This art form relied on the Florentine Camerata's new use of monody, the spread of basso continuo, and Jacopo Peri's invention of the "recitative style." For 10 points, name this art form developed around 1600 by composers like Giulio Caccini and Claudio Monteverdi, who sought to return to the moving sung drama of Greek tragedy.
Important precursors to this art form include a 1471 work by Poliziano and the intermedio, La Pellegrina.
opera [or favola in musica; accept any answer describing an intersection of music and drama]