The Florentine Camerata: Documentary Studies and Translations - Palisca, Claude V. 1921-2001 (New Haven, CT Yale University Press, 1989)
The Florentine Camerata -- The proem on Plutarch's Musica to Titus Pyrrhinus / by Carlo Valgulio -- The letter to Vincenzo Galilei of 8 May 1572 / from Girolamo Mei -- The Discourse addressed to Giulio Caccini, called the Roman, on ancient music and good singing / by Giovanni Bardi -- The discourse on how tragedy should be performed / by Giovanni Bardi(?) -- Three scientific essays. Discourse concerning the various opinions that the three most famous sects of ancient musicians had concerning the matter of sounds and tunings ; A special discourse concerning the diversity of the ratios of the diapason ; A special discourse concerning the unison / by Vincenzo Galiliei -- The prescriptions for intermedi / by Giovanni Battista Strozzi the Younger.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Camerata de' Bardi (Florence, Italy); 16th Century (1501-1600); 17th Century (1601-1700); Music theory; Recitative; Opera; Humanism