- Reviving the expressive techniques and aesthetics of ancient Greek music.
- Moving away from the polyphonic styles of the Renaissance.
- Emphasis on individualism, emotional impact, and the use of monody.
- The exploration of new musical genres and forms, including opera.
- The importance of the text in music and vocal clarity.
Music of the Florentine Camerata:
- Jacopo Peri's opera "Euridice" (1600), often regarded as the first great opera.
- Claudio Monteverdi's madrigals and operas, showcasing the use of monody and dramatic expression.
- Giulio Caccini's "Le nuove musiche" (New Music, 1601-1602) a treatise promoting monody and expressive singing.
The ideas and music of the Florentine Camerata laid the groundwork for the development of opera and the Baroque musical style during the 17th century. Their explorations of monody, emotional expression, and the text-driven approach to music profoundly impacted the direction of Western classical music.