The Camerata's view on counterpoint and monody did not rise to prominence without opposition. For centuries Azerbaijani music has evolved under the badge of monody, producing rhythmically diverse melodies. For centuries, Azerbaijani music has evolved under the badge of monody, producing rhythmically diverse melodies. Smaller scale pieces are often difficult florid monody of the Caccini "new music" variety. In the late sixteenth-century, composers attempted to recreate Greek drama using a style called monody. In his 19th year, he produced a monody on General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (Charleston, 1825). These were a very popular style of Italian monody. He also wrote a "Monody on the Death of Horatio, Lord Nelson", in 1805. North African-influenced strident monody of the south. Curiously, he seems not to have tried his hand at the new monody himself. An anonymous poem was published called the "Monody on the Death of Captain Pierce". It also inspired Siegfried Sassoon's "Monody on the Demolition of Devonshire House". From this, it was only a small step to fully-fledged monody. The term arose in the 16th century along with the aforementioned styles and monody. The rise of instrumental monody did not have its roots exclusively in vocal music.