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Background

Peri was born in Rome, but studied in Florence with Cristofano Malvezzi, and went on to work in a number of churches there, both as an organist and as a singer. He passed away on August 12, 1633, just shy of his 72nd birthday.

The Florentine Camerata's initial experiments with monody and solo songs with basso continuo ultimately led to the creation of arias and recitatives.

Operatic Works

Jacopo Peri collaborated with poet Ottavio Rinuccini, who wrote the first libretto, on their first opera, "Dafne." Though far from the ancient theater by today's standards, "Dafne" became the first work in the form of an opera.

This opera introduced recitatives, a new invention that bridged the gaps between arias and chorus, moving the action forward.

Legacy and Later Life

Peri went on to compose several more operas, often collaborating with other composers, as well as various court entertainments. The work made use of recitatives, a new development which went between the arias and choruses and served to move the action along.

20 vol. Introduzione a 'Le Musiche sopra l'Euridice', revisione e note di Valter Carignano

Jacopo Peri: Le Musiche sopra l'Euridice. Peri and Corsi brought in the poetOttavio Rinuccini to write a text, and the result, Dafne, though nowadays thought to be a long way from anything the Greeks would have recognised, is seen as the first work in a new form, opera.

Rinuccini and Peri next collaborated on Euridice.

He also composed the first opera that has survived to this day, "Euridice," dated to 1600, although part of this opera was written by Giulio Caccini.

Early Life and Education

Jacopo Peri was born on August 20, 1561, in Rome and studied in Florence under Cristofano Malvezzi, one of the most famous Florentine organists and composers of the late Renaissance era.

Eventually, the talented musician secured a position at the court of the Medici, first as a tenor and keyboard player, and later as a composer. Revisione e Note di Valter Carignano, L'Opera Rinata, Torino

References

"Jacopo Peri", in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. Unlike Dafne, it has survived to the present day (though it is hardly ever staged, and then only as an historical curio).

He wrote the first work to be called an opera today, Dafne (around 1597), and also the first opera to have survived to the present day, Euridice (1600).
Biography
Peri was born in Rome, but studied in Florence with Cristofano Malvezzi, and went on to work in a number of churches there, both as an organist and as a singer.

Both of them felt that contemporary art was inferior to classical Greek and Roman works and decided to recreate Greek tragedy as they understood it. Peri and Rinuccini continued to work together on "Euridice," which premiered on October 6, 1600, and has successfully survived to this day (although staging it in modern conditions would be challenging, and the opera serves more as a historical interest).

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Jacopo Peri

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Jacopo Peri was an Italian composer and singer of the transitional period between the Renaissance and Baroque styles, and is often called the inventor of opera. Peri produced a number of other operas, often in collaboration with other composers (such as Louisiana Flora with Marco da Gagliano), and also wrote a number of other pieces for various court entertainments.

Few of his pieces are still performed today, and even by the time of his death his operatic style was looking rather old-fashioned when compared to the work of relatively younger reformist composers such as Claudio Monteverdi.

Peri"s influence on those later composers, however, was large.

Achievements

Peri is an important figure in Florentine music due to his contributions to opera, a genre that was born in Florence and survives as one of the great art forms.

Works

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- Baroque 36-37, Jacopo Peri: Euridice: An Opera in One Act, Five Scenes
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- Baroque 50 Jacopo Peri: _Le varie musiche_ and Other Songs
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  He subsequently began to work in the Medici court, first as a tenor singer and keyboard player, and later as a composer. Rinuccini and Peri next collaborated on Euridice.
  
  This was first performed on 6 October 1600 at the Palazzo Pitti.
  
  Unlike Dafne, it has survived to the present day (though it is hardly ever staged, and then only as an historical curio).
  
  Their work added to the efforts of the Florentine Camerata, a group of musicians and writers whose goal was to recreate musical ancient tragedy in response to the domination of vocal polyphony. They believed contemporary art was inferior to classical Greek and Roman works, and decided to attempt to recreate Greek tragedy, as they understood it.
  
  "Euridice" was written for the wedding of French King Henry IV and Maria de Medici.