Short bio Giulio Caccini
Birthday:
1551 in Tivoli, Italy
Died:
1618 in Florence, Italy
Genre:
Classical,Vocal
Period:
Baroque, Renaissance
Styles:
https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102550
Full biography Giulio Caccini
Giulio Caccini was an Italian composer who lived in the late 16th century and early 17th century. He was born on October 8, 1546, in Florence, Italy and was raised in a musical family. He received his musical education under the tutelage of the prominent composer, Jacopo Corsi.
Caccini was known for his contributions to the development of opera. He composed a number of operas, including "Euridice" (1600) and "Il rapimento di Cefalo" (1600). Caccini's music was characterized by its expressive and emotional qualities, which were achieved through the use of dissonance and chromaticism.
In addition to his operas, Caccini is perhaps best known for his contribution to the development of the monody style of singing. Monody was a new style of vocal music that emerged in the late 16th century. It was characterized by a single melodic line accompanied by simple chords, allowing for greater expression and emotion in the singing.
Caccini was a huge proponent of the monody style and wrote a book called "Le nuove musiche" ("The New Music") in which he explained the principles of the style and provided examples of how it should be performed. This book was very influential in the development of opera and the Baroque period of music.
Today, Caccini's legacy lives on through his music, which continues to be performed and studied by musicians and musicologists around the world. His contribution to the development of opera and the monody style have made him a significant figure in the history of music.
Compositions featuring Giulio Caccini
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Con le luci d'un bel ciglio | 1:55 min | Vocal Music | 1614 |
| 2 | Tutto'i di piango, solo madrigal for voice & continuo | 6:12 min | Vocal Music | 1614 |
| 3 | Torna deh torna | 4:01 min | Vocal Music | 1614 |
| 4 | Non ha'l ciel cotanti lumi, for voice & continuo | 2:54 min | Vocal Music | 1614 |
| 5 | Dovrò dunque morire, song for voice & continuo or lute | 2:25 min | Vocal Music | 1602 |
| 6 | Fortunato augellino | 3:32 min | Vocal Music | 1602 |
| 7 | Chi mi confort'ahimé | 6:30 min | Vocal Music | 1602 |
| 8 | Le nuove musiche (22), collection of arias and madrigals for voice & continuo | Vocal Music | 1601 | |
| 9 | Amarilli mia bella, for voice & continuo (from Le nuove musiche) | 3:24 min | Vocal Music | 1601 |
| 10 | Movetevi a pieta | 2:29 min | Vocal Music | 1601 |
| 11 | Euridice, opera | 79:14 min | Opera | 1600 |
| 12 | Caduca fiamma, madrigal for voice & ensemble | 2:38 min | Opera | 1600 |
| 13 | Muove sì dolce, aria for bass & continuo | 2:53 min | Opera | 1600 |
| 14 | Ave Maria (attributed) | 4:19 min | Vocal Music | 1600 |
| 15 | Ineffabile ardore, chorus for 6 voices (from the opera "Il Rapimento di Cefalo") | 1:00 min | Choral | 1600 |
| 16 | Innefabile ardor, madrigal for 6 voices & continuo | 0:49 min | Choral | 1600 |
| 17 | Io che dal ciel cader, madrigal | 2:11 min | Vocal Music | 1589 |
| 18 | Now That I Am Far from You | 3:02 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 19 | Parlo, misero, o taccio? | Vocal Music | - | |
| 20 | Love, Why Do You Wait? | 2:07 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 21 | Oh Happy Day | 3:25 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 22 | Odi, Euterpe | 3:00 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 23 | Occhi immortali | 3:18 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 24 | O, che felice giorno, for voice & lute | 3:32 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 25 | Love, You Who Have Wings | 4:15 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 26 | O dolce fonte del mio pianto amaro | 4:03 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 27 | Mentre che fra doglie e pene, for voice & continuo | 2:14 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 28 | Loving Morning Breeze | 3:33 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 29 | Non più guerra, pietate, for voice & continuo (Le Nuove Musiche) | 3:18 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 30 | My Love's Blessed Eyes | 3:55 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 31 | Madrigal(s) | Vocal Music | - | |
| 32 | Se voi, lagrime, a pieno, for voice & lute | 2:52 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 33 | A quei sospiri ardenti, for voice & continuo | 2:53 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 34 | Whilst Between Agonies and Anguish | 2:23 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 35 | Vedro'l mio sol | 3:56 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 36 | Vaga su spin'ascosa, for voice & continuo | 3:00 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 37 | Udite, udite, amanti | 2:39 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 38 | Tu ch' hai le penne, amore, for voice & continuo | 3:13 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 39 | To These Fervent Sighs | 4:04 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 40 | To the Fountain in The Field | 1:46 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 41 | Tell Me, of My Fire | 2:26 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 42 | Sfogava con le stelle, for voice & continuo | 2:42 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 43 | Oh Sweet Source of My Weeping | 2:33 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 44 | Se ridete gioiose, for voice & continuo | 1:41 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 45 | Se in questo scolorito, for voice & lute | 2:54 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 46 | Return, Oh Return | 4:28 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 47 | Queste lagrim'amare, for voice & continuo | 4:29 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 48 | Qual trascorrendo | 2:05 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 49 | Pien d'amoroso affetto | 3:07 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 50 | Perfidissimo volto, for voice & continuo (Le Nuove Musiche) | 3:47 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 51 | With the Gleam of Beautiful Lashes | 1:48 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 52 | Ohimè, begli occhi, for voice & lute | 3:06 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 53 | Oh Trees, Oh Sandy Glades | 4:40 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 54 | Ard'il mio petto misero, for voice & continuo | 2:26 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 55 | Deh, dove son fuggiti, for voice & continuo (Le Nuove Musiche) | 2:42 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 56 | Deh chi d'alloro, for voice & continuo | 6:01 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 57 | Dalla porta d'oriente, for voice & continuo | 2:38 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 58 | Cor mio, deh non languire | 3:03 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 59 | Ch'io non t'ami, cor mio?, for voice & continuo (from Le Seconde Nuove Musiche) | 2:03 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 60 | Belle rose porporine, for voice & lute | 3:03 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 61 | Bella ragion | 5:00 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 62 | Beauty Hidden by Thorns | 2:55 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 63 | Aur' amorosa che dolcemente spiri, for voice & continuo | 2:55 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 64 | Ardi, cor mio | 1:44 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 65 | Dite o del foco mio, for voice & continuo (from "Nuove musiche e nuova maniera di scriverle") | 2:31 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 66 | Amor, io parto | 3:18 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 67 | Amor, ch'attendi, for voice & continuo (from Le Nuove Musiche e nuova maniera di scriverle) | 2:10 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 68 | Amor l'ali m'impenna, for voice & continuo | 2:14 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 69 | Amarill'io mi parto, for voice & continuo | 2:11 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 70 | Alme luci beate | 3:36 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 71 | All Day I Weep | 7:00 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 72 | Alas, Beautiful Eyes | 3:00 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 73 | Al fonte, al prato, for voice & continuo | 1:47 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 74 | Ahi, dispietato amor, come consenti, for voice & continuo (Le Nuove Musiche) | 1:12 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 75 | Funeste piagge, for voice & continuo | 4:34 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 76 | La bella man vi stringo, for voice & continuo (from Le Nuove Musiche e nuova maniera di scriverle) | 2:13 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 77 | Io, che l'età solea viver nel fango, for voice & continuo | 5:54 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 78 | Io parto, amati lumi, for voice & continuo | 5:07 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 79 | If, in This Wan, Pale Face | 2:40 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 80 | If You, Fully Flow of Tears | 2:16 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 81 | If You Laugh Joyfully | 1:37 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 82 | If I Not Love You, My Heart | 1:59 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 83 | If I Live, My Love | 3:07 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 84 | I Clasp Your Dainty Hand | 2:02 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 85 | Love Give Me Wings | 1:57 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 86 | Full of Loving Affection | 2:53 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 87 | From the Gates of the Orient | 3:19 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 88 | Firmament Has Not So Many Stars | 3:50 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 89 | Fillide mia, for guitar | 3:25 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 90 | Filli, mirando il cielo, madrigal for voice & continuo | 3:16 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 91 | Fere selvagge | 3:28 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 92 | Fantasy on Caccini's "Parlo, misero, o taccio?", for voice & lute | 4:07 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 93 | Dona nobis pacem, for choir | 5:17 min | Choral | - |
| 94 | Dolcissimo sospiro, for voice & continuo | 3:07 min | Vocal Music | - |
Albums featuring Giulio Caccini
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Caccini - Fantazyas, Roberto Balconi – Amarilli - Le Nuove Musiche 1601(CD, Album) | 2021 | Brilliant Classics |
| 2 |  |
Caccini, Riccardo Pisani, Ricercare Antico, Francesco Tomasi – Le Nuove Musiche(CD, Album) | 2019 | Brilliant Classics |
| 3 |  |
Monteverdi | Caccini | d'India | Landi, Karim Sulayman, Apollo's Fire, Jeannette Sorrell – Songs Of Orpheus(CD, Album) | 2018 | Avie Records |
| 4 |  |
Francesca Aspromonte, Il Pomo d'Oro, Enrico Onofri, Monteverdi / Caccini / Cavalli / Landi / Rossi / Cesti / Stradella / Scarlatti – Prologue(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, Box Set, ) | 2018 | PentaTone |
| 5 |  |
Giulio Caccini, Jacopo Peri – Marc Mauillon, Angélique Mauillon – Li Due Orfei(CD, ) | 2016 | Arcana (4) |
| 6 |  |
Claudio Monteverdi, Benedetto Ferrari, Domenico Mazzocchi, Marco Marazzoli, Stefano Landi (2), Barbara Strozzi, Giulio Caccini - Mariví Blasco, Juan Carlos Rivera – A Che Bellezza! (Arias Y Cantatas Del Seicento)(CD, Album) | 2014 | Lindoro |
| 7 |  |
Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini, Caccini – L'Euridice(CD, Album) | 2013 | Naïve |
| 8 |  |
Emma Kirkby, Caccini, Strozzi, Blow, Purcell, Nauwch, Notari, Saracini, Carissimi, Lawes, Weldon – Arie Antiche(CD, Album, Reissue) | 2012 | Alto |
| 9 |  |
Caccini, Frescobaldi, Monteverdi, G. & G. B. Sammartini, A. Scarlatti – Italian Baroque Music Edition(183×File, FLAC, Compilation, Stereo) | 2011 | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi |
| 10 |  |
Shigeko Hata & Magnifica Brass Quintet / Vivaldi • Mascagni • Haendel • Bach, Fauré • Caccini • Puccini – Eternal Source Of Brass Divine(CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video) | 2011 | Indesens |
| 11 |  |
Giulio Caccini – Claudine Ansermet, Paolo Cherici – Il Cantar D'Affetto(CD, ) | 2010 | Stradivarius |
| 12 |  |
Mario Caroli - Caccini, Debussy, Busoni, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Kurtág, Honegger, Marais, Desbrière, Blöndal Johansson, Von Koch, Fauré – Canti Senza Parole(CD, Album) | 2010 | Stradivarius |
| 13 |  |
Giulio Caccini - La Nuova Musica, David Bates (7) – Giulio Caccini And His Circle(CD, ) | 2008 | Somm |
| 14 |  |
Giulio Caccini, Scherzi Musicali, Nicolas Achten – L'Euridice(CD, Album) | 2008 | Ricercar |
| 15 |  |
Monteverdi, Peri, Allegri, Caccini, Charpentier - Kobie Van Rensburg, Wolfgang Katschner, Lautten Compagney – Il Pianto D'Orfeo(CD, Album) | 2006 | New Classical Adventure |
| 16 |  |
Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, Dowland, D'India, Caccini, Jones, Handel, Carissimi - Münchner Barocksolisten, Hans Ludwig Hirsch, William Matteuzzi – Dolci Miei Sospiri(CD, ) | 2006 | Arts (3) |
| 17 |  |
Giulio Caccini, Stephan Van Dyck, Christina Pluhar – Amor Che Fai? Madigali E Arie(CD, ) | 2005 | Musica Ficta |
| 18 |  |
Claudio Monteverdi, Tobias Hume, Pierre Guédron, Giulio Caccini, Giovanni Picchi, Sigismondo D'India, John Dowland, Montreal Baroque – Orfeo Fantasia(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel) | 2005 | Atma Classique |
| 19 |  |
Giulio Caccini – Roberta Invernizzi, Accademia Strumentale Italiana, Alberto Rasi – Madrigali & Arie ... Dolcissimo sospiro ...(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo, Album) | 2005 | Divox |
| 20 |  |
Caccini / Piccinini - Johannette Zomer & Fred Jacobs (2) – Nuove Musiche / Works For Theorbo(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo, Album) | 2005 | Channel Classics |
| 21 |  |
Giulio Caccini - Marco Horvat – Il Giardino Di Giulio Caccini(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2003 | Alpha Productions |
| 22 |  |
Balletto Terzo, Caccini • Frescobaldi • Kapsberger • Monteverdi • Peri – Le Nuove Musiche(CD, ) | 1998 | Marc Aurel Edition |
| 23 |  |
Giulio Caccini, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Sigismondo D'India, Claudio Monteverdi, Barbara Strozzi, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Jennifer Lane (2), Timothy Burris – Lagrime Mie, Early Songs Of Love And Torment(CD, ) | 1997 | PGM (Pro Gloria Musicae) |
| 24 |  |
Giulio Caccini - Francesca Caccini - Giulio Romano - Lorenzo Allegri - Francesco Rasi - Giovanni Stefani – Vincenzo Manno, Ensemble Concerto, Roberto Gini – Strana Armonia D'Amore Volume 1(CD, ) | 1996 | Stradivarius |
| 25 |  |
Tragicomedia – Monteverdi, Caccini, Lambardi, Gesualdo, Rognoni, Kapsberger, Landi, Strozzi, Vitali, Handel, Vivaldi – Sprezzatura(CD, Reissue) | 1996 | Virgin Veritas |
| 26 |  |
Catherine Bott, New London Consort – Virtuoso Italian Vocal Music | 1994 | L'Oiseau-Lyre |
| 27 |  |
J.S. Bach, C.Saint-Saens, C. Franck, D. Buxtehude, G. Caccini, J.M. Bach, G.F. Handel – The Organ Of Riga Dome, Volume 3(CD, Remastered) | 1994 | RiTonis |
| 28 |  |
Giulio Caccini, Nella Anfuso – Madrigati Scelti (1601) Et Varia(CD, Album) | 1990 | Stilnovo |
| 29 |  |
J. S. Bach, L. Luzzi, J. Arcadelt, D. Dente, L. Cherubini, G. Caccini, F. Schubert - Lusine Zakaryan, Levon Abramyan – Ave Maria | 1990 | Мелодия |
| 30 |  |
Caccini, Frescobaldi, Monteverdi – Max van Egmond, Chris Farr (4) – Amarilli Mia Bella(CD, Stereo) | 1988 | Etcetera (3) |
| 31 |  |
Nicolai Gedda, Bononcini, Scarlatti, Caccini, Gounod, Donizetti, G. Bizet, P. I. Tchaikovsky, J. Massenet – Recital Live(LP, Limited Edition, Stereo) | 1987 | Fonè |
| 32 |  |
Nicolai Gedda, Bononcini, Scarlatti, Caccini, Gounod, Donizetti, G. Bizet, P. I. Tchaikovsky, J. Massenet – Recital Live(Cassette, ) | 1987 | Fonè |
| 33 |  |
Giulio Caccini, Accademia Claudio Monteverdi, Tania D'Althann, Paolo Cherici, Hans Ludwig Hirsch – Madrigali, Arie & Canzoni | 1984 | Frequenz |
| 34 |  |
Giulio Caccini - M. Figueras, H. Smith, R. Clancy, J. Savall, X. Schindler – Le Nuove Musiche | 1984 | deutsche harmonia mundi |
| 35 |  |
Caccini, Monteverdi, Palestrina, Vecchi - Camerata dei Madrigalisti, Cornelio G. Cairati – Italienische Madrigale Des XVI./XVII. Jahrhunderts(LP) | 1983 | Jubila |
| 36 |  |
Caccini And Puliaschi - David Thomas (9), Anthony Rooley – Gemma Musicale (Songs By Caccini And Puliaschi) | 1983 | Hyperion |
| 37 |  |
Giulio Caccini, Jacopo Peri – La Camerata fiorentina - Madrigaux(LP, Album) | 1983 | Arion |
| 38 |  |
Джулио Каччини, Марко Да Гальяно / Ансамбль Старинных Инструментов, Камерный Хор – Эвридика (Euridice) / Дафна (Dafne)(2×LP) | 1981 | Мелодия |
| 39 |  |
Giulio Caccini, Rodrigo De Zayas – Euridice | 1980 | Arion |
| 40 |  |
H. Purcell, T. Giordani, J. S. Bach, G. Caccini, M. Reger, G. Fauré, Ā. Skulte, J. Guillou – Die Grosse Orgel Im Rigaer Dom | 1976 | Мелодия |
| 41 |  |
Frescobaldi · Caccini · D'India · Gagliano · Quagliati / René Jacobs, Ton Koopman – Italianische Liebeslieder · Italian Love Songs(LP, Stereo) | 1975 | Philips |
| 42 |  |
Nigel Rogers (2) - Caccini • Peri • Saracini • D'India • Gagliano • Calestani • Rasi • Del Turco – Canti Amorosi | 1975 | Archiv Produktion |
| 43 |  |
Luciano Sgrizzi – Antologia Della Musica Clavicembalistica Italiana Del Secolo XVII - Libro 2 | 1966 | Cycnus |
| 44 |  |
Giovanni Paolo Cima, Lodovico Grossi Viadana, Giulio Caccini, Andrea Cima, Gregorio Allegri – 4 Geistliche Konzerte Und 5 Arien / 4 Instrumentalsätze | 1964 | Archiv Produktion |
| 45 |  |
Luciana Pio-Fumagalli, Fanny Colorni, Mignon Lollini, Giulio Caccini, Claudio Monteverdi, Luigi Rossi, Sigismondo D'India, Benedetto Marcello, Alessandro Scarlatti – Arie, Cantate E Duetti Da Camera. (Antologia Sonora Della Musica Italiana - 8, Dal Canto | 1957 | Carisch |
| 46 |  |
Bruckner, Schubert, Gounod, Caccini – Ave Maria(Cassette, ) | - | Allegro Thaler |
| 47 |  |
Georg Philipp Telemann, Arcangelo Corelli, Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, Giulio Caccini, Johann Sebastian Bach – Die Barock-Traversa(LP, Reissue) | - | Beverly |
| 48 |  |
Giulio Caccini, Nella Anfuso – Madrigali Scelti (1601) Et Varia(CD, Album, Stereo) | - | Stilnovo |
| 49 |  |
Johann Sebastian Bach J.S. Bach Camille Saint-Saëns C.Saint-Saens César Franck C. Franck Dieterich Buxtehude D. Buxtehude Giulio Caccini G. Caccini Johann Michael Bach J.M. Bach G.F. Handel – The Organ Of Riga Dom, Volume 3(CD, Remastered) | - | RiTonis |
Videos featuring Giulio Caccini
Francesca Aspromonte - Prologue (2018)
Francesca Aspromonte - Prologue (2018)
Sumi Jo - Caccini - Ave Maria
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Giulio Caccini - Euridice - La Tragedia : Io che d' alti sospir
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"Ard´il mio petto misero" (G.Caccini 1551-1618) Marco Horvat
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"Dalla porta d´Oriente" (G.Caccini 1551-1618) Marco Horvat
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