Also during this time he took part in the movement of humanists , writers , musicians and scholars of the ancient world who formed the Florentine Camerata , the group which gathered at the home of Count Giovanni de ' Bardi , and which was dedicated to recovering the supposed lost glory of ancient Greek dramatic music .
He worked closely with the Florentine Camerata , a famous group of people who met at the home of Count Giovanni de ' Bardi , and tried to bring the tradition of Greek dramatic music back to life .