Which of the following is true of the florentine camerata? select one:
a. its members included such luminaries as hildegard von bingen and isaac newton.
b. its members favored techniques of the late renaissance such as word painting and complex polyphonic styles.
c. its members were interested in re-creating the music dramas they believed to have been staged by the ancient greeks.
d. it was responsible for the creation of the concerto.

C. Its members were interested in re-creating the music dramas staged by ancient Greeks, is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Florentine Camerata were intellectuals, musicians, poets and humanists of Florence during the late renaissance. Under the patronage of Count Giovanni de Bardi, they used to gather and Giovanni's and discuss trends in drama, arts, and music. The gathering was famous for having all the famous men of Florence, their first meeting was in 1573 and its popularity climaxed between 1577 and 1582. It tried to revive Greek dramatic style and Camerats's experiments led to the development of stile recitativo, it led to the composition of dramatic music and the development of Opera.

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