Emilio Cavaliere

1550 (age 52)

Rome, Italy

Emilio de' Cavalieri held a post at the court of Ferdinand I of Tuscany from 1588 to 1597, and during his residence at Florence was on terms of intimacy with J. Peri. Rinuccini, G. Caccini and the rest of the Bardi circle. In 1597 he returned to Rome, and became connected with the Congregation of the Oratory founded by St Philip Neri. It is generally supposed that he was no longer living when the work was performed, but some authorities assign 1602 as the date of his death. Cavaliere's style is more facile than that of Peri and Caccini, but he is inferior to them in depth of musical expression. During the 1590s he made frequent diplomatic trips to Rome, remaining active in the musical life there. He premiered his famous Rappresentatione di Anima, et di Corpo. .. in February 1600; this piece is generally held to be the first oratorio. According to Roman records the piece was produced twice that year at the Oratorio de Filippini adjacent to Santa Maria in Vallicella, and was witnessed by thirty-five cardinals. In 1600 Cavalieri produced Euridice, one of the first operas, by Jacopo Peri (libretto by Ottavio Rinuccini); this was part of an elaborate set of festivities for the wedding of Henry IV of France and Maria de' Medici.

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Emilio de' Cavalieri was born in Rome of a noble family. He was born in 1550.

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Emilio de' Cavalieri held a post at the court of Ferdinand I of Tuscany from 1588 to 1597, and during his residence at Florence was on terms of intimacy with J. Peri.

Rinuccini, G. Caccini and the rest of the Bardi circle.

In 1597 he returned to Rome, and became connected with the Congregation of the Oratory founded by St Philip Neri.

It is generally supposed that he was no longer living when the work was performed, but some authorities assign 1602 as the date of his death. Cavaliere's style is more facile than that of Peri and Caccini, but he is inferior to them in depth of musical expression.

During the 1590s he made frequent diplomatic trips to Rome, remaining active in the musical life there. He premiered his famous Rappresentatione di Anima, et di Corpo. .. in February 1600; this piece is generally held to be the first oratorio. According to Roman records the piece was produced twice that year at the Oratorio de Filippini adjacent to Santa Maria in Vallicella, and was witnessed by thirty-five cardinals.

In 1600 Cavalieri produced Euridice, one of the first operas, by Jacopo Peri (libretto by Ottavio Rinuccini); this was part of an elaborate set of festivities for the wedding of Henry IV of France and Maria de' Medici.

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Emilio de' Cavalieri was however, important as being the first to apply the new monodic style to sacred music, and as the founder of the Roman school of the 17th century which included Mazzocchi, Carissimi and Alessandro Scarlatti.

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Father:: Tommaso de' Cavalieri

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