In his introduction to a group of these works, one composer defended a new more dissonant style, which does not follow the strict rules of counterpoint called second pratica, in response to criticism by G. M. Artusi.
Many of these kinds of works were published by Nicholas Yonge in his Musica Transalpina which included composers like Luca Marenzio. Caccini's Le nuove musiche is a collection of solo these. In his introduction to a group of these works, one composer defended a new more dissonant style, which does not follow the strict rules of counterpoint called second pratica, in response to criticism by G. M. Artusi. That composer also introduced the string tremolo in one these works, The Combat of Tancredi and Clorinda, which was included in his eighth book of these pieces, which often include eleaborate word-painting. For 10 points, name this kind of usually secular, through-composed sung poem most famously composed by Carlo Gesualdo and Claudio Monteverdi.
Many of these kinds of works were published by Nicholas Yonge in his Musica Transalpina which included composers like Luca Marenzio.
madrigals