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Italian composer, musician, teacher and writer Giulio Caccini was born on 8 October 1551, probably in Rome into a family of sculptors and carpenters. Studying harp, lute and viol, he began to be noticed as a singer, and was taken to Tuscany to sing tenor at the Medici court. He took part in the Renaissance intermedi and was a member of the Florentine Camerata.
His progressive stile recitativo was popular in Florence and Venice, and he is best known for Le nuove musiche - two of the first published collections of monodies (or affetto cantando - passionate singing) and songs. Probably the most famous of these songs is Amarilli, mia bella. Caccini also wrote music for three operas. He is also known for his influence as a teacher, and for being the first to notate basso continuo figured bass in stile moderno.
Giulio Caccini was buried on 10 December 1618, aged sixty-seven.
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