Question

What is the main difference between the stile antico and the stile moderno?

Answer 1

In the stile antico, the text followed the music, whereas in the stile moderno, music followed the text.

Answer 2

Stile antico and stile moderno differs mainly by the type of music. Stile antico which literally mean ancient style is a term to describe a manner of musical composition from the 16th century onwards that has historical understanding of the past, which was opposed to Stile moderno or modern style which abide to more modern trends