Stile concitato
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Stile concitato or "agitated style" is a Baroque style developed by Claudio Monteverdi with effects such as having rapid repeated notes and extended trills as symbols of bellicose agitation or anger.
Some examples of stile concitato can be found in the following works:
Tradimento, by Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)
L'incoronazione di Poppea, by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Jephte, by Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674)