Exploring the Compositional Style of Art Songs in Caccini's New Music

Giolio Caccini (1551-1618) was a composer in the early Baroque period, and his New Music collection and its vocal theory have been passed down in the history of Western music until now. New Music is a collection of art songs composed by Caccini, and it is also the earliest collection of art songs in Italy, this paper focuses on the study of Caccini's art songs, and two art songs are selected for exploration. The two art songs selected are "Hear, Hear, Aisins" and "The Beautiful Fuchsia Rose" to explore the innovations of the composer's music and to further explain the vocal theory in Caccini's "Nuovo Musicale", including his insights into vocal music as well as his methods of singing.