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Jacopo Peri (20 August 1561 – 12 August 1633), known under the pseudonym Il Zazzerino,[1] was an Italian composer and singer of the transitional period between the Renaissance and Baroque styles, and is often called the inventor of opera. 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).
Peri was born in either Rome or Florence[2] to a middle-class family. Peri himself claimed to be from Rome, but considering the pro-Roman sentiments of the reigning Fernando de'Medici, it was a disadvantage to be known as a Florentine, which may have motivated Peri to lie about his true birthplace. Nonetheless, he was employed to sing at the Servite monastery of SS. Annunziati in the city of Florence. He likely received an education from the monastery school as well. Due to its size and favour with the Medici court, who attended mass each week, SS. Annunziati was a pipeline for many musical students into musical careers. Because of his talent and education, Peri was able to study 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 subsequently began to work in the Medici court around September 1588,[2] first as a tenor singer and keyboard player, and later as a composer. His earliest works were incidental music for plays, intermedi and madrigals.
In the 1590s, Peri became associated with Jacopo Corsi, the leading patron of music in Florence.[3] They believed contemporary art was inferior to classical Greek and Roman works, and decided to attempt to recreate Greek tragedy, as they understood it. Their work added to that of the Florentine Camerata of the previous decade, which produced the first experiments in monody, the solo song style over continuo bass which eventually developed into recitative and aria. Peri and Corsi brought in the poet Ottavio Rinuccini to write a text, and the result, Dafne, though nowadays thought to be a long way from anything the Greeks would have recognized, is seen as the first work in a new form, opera.
Rinuccini and Peri next collaborated on Euridice. This was first performed on 6 October 1600 at the Palazzo Pitti for the wedding of Princess Maria de'Medici and Henry IV. Unlike Dafne, it has survived to the present day (though it is hardly ever staged, and then only as a historical curio). The work made use of recitatives, a new development which went between the arias and choruses and served to move the action along.
Peri produced a number of other operas, often in collaboration with other composers (such as La 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.
Works
Gravestone in Santa Maria Novella
Jacopo Peri: Ai Lettori. Introduzione a 'Le Musiche sopra l'Euridice', revisione e note di Valter Carignano
Jacopo Peri: Le Musiche sopra l'Euridice. Revisione e Note di Valter Carignano, L'Opera Rinata, Torino
^ abCarter, Tim (April 1980). "Jacopo Peri". Music & Letters. 61 (2): 121–135. doi:10.1093/ml/61.2.121. JSTOR 733337 – via JSTOR.
^"Jacopo Peri | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
Bibliography
"Jacopo Peri", in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. Stanley Sadie. 20 vol. London, Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 1980. ISBN1-56159-174-2
Carter, T. (1980). Jacopo Peri. Music & Letters, 61(2), 121–135. http://www.jstor.org/stable/733337
jacopo, peri, this, article, relies, largely, entirely, single, source, relevant, discussion, found, talk, page, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, citations, additional, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january,. This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Jacopo Peri news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Jacopo Peri 20 August 1561 12 August 1633 known under the pseudonym Il Zazzerino 1 was an Italian composer and singer of the transitional period between the Renaissance and Baroque styles and is often called the inventor of opera 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 Jacopo PeriJacopo PeriBorn20 August 1561Rome Papal StatesDied12 August 1633 1633 08 12 aged 71 Florence Grand Duchy of TuscanyOccupation s Italian composer and singer Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksBiography EditPeri was born in either Rome or Florence 2 to a middle class family Peri himself claimed to be from Rome but considering the pro Roman sentiments of the reigning Fernando de Medici it was a disadvantage to be known as a Florentine which may have motivated Peri to lie about his true birthplace Nonetheless he was employed to sing at the Servite monastery of SS Annunziati in the city of Florence He likely received an education from the monastery school as well Due to its size and favour with the Medici court who attended mass each week SS Annunziati was a pipeline for many musical students into musical careers Because of his talent and education Peri was able to study 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 subsequently began to work in the Medici court around September 1588 2 first as a tenor singer and keyboard player and later as a composer His earliest works were incidental music for plays intermedi and madrigals In the 1590s Peri became associated with Jacopo Corsi the leading patron of music in Florence 3 They believed contemporary art was inferior to classical Greek and Roman works and decided to attempt to recreate Greek tragedy as they understood it Their work added to that of the Florentine Camerata of the previous decade which produced the first experiments in monody the solo song style over continuo bass which eventually developed into recitative and aria Peri and Corsi brought in the poet Ottavio Rinuccini to write a text and the result Dafne though nowadays thought to be a long way from anything the Greeks would have recognized is seen as the first work in a new form opera Rinuccini and Peri next collaborated on Euridice This was first performed on 6 October 1600 at the Palazzo Pitti for the wedding of Princess Maria de Medici and Henry IV Unlike Dafne it has survived to the present day though it is hardly ever staged and then only as a historical curio The work made use of recitatives a new development which went between the arias and choruses and served to move the action along Peri produced a number of other operas often in collaboration with other composers such as La 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 Works Edit Gravestone in Santa Maria Novella Jacopo Peri Ai Lettori Introduzione a Le Musiche sopra l Euridice revisione e note di Valter Carignano Jacopo Peri Le Musiche sopra l Euridice Revisione e Note di Valter Carignano L Opera Rinata TorinoReferences Edit Jacopo Peri Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved 12 July 2018 a b Carter Tim April 1980 Jacopo Peri Music amp Letters 61 2 121 135 doi 10 1093 ml 61 2 121 JSTOR 733337 via JSTOR Jacopo Peri Encyclopedia com www encyclopedia com Retrieved 30 May 2019 Bibliography Edit Jacopo Peri in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians ed Stanley Sadie 20 vol London Macmillan Publishers Ltd 1980 ISBN 1 56159 174 2 Carter T 1980 Jacopo Peri Music amp Letters 61 2 121 135 http www jstor org stable 733337External links EditFree scores by Jacopo Peri at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Free scores by Jacopo Peri in the Choral Public Domain Library ChoralWiki Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jacopo Peri amp oldid 1124070070, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
