Airs & Lamentations

By comparing Erlebach’s arias and Veneziano’s lessons, we can see how the forme rradiates an intense spirituality in his arias, while the Neapolitan enchants by drawing his sacred works towards bel canto and opera. But beyond their differences, the same goal is sought, the one set for Baroque art: to edify, of course, to please, and above all, to place voices and instruments at the service of emotion.