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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Born: 3rd February 1525, Palestrina

Died: 2nd February 1594, Rome

Nationality: Italian

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was an Italian composer of late Renaissance music. The central representative of the Roman School, with Orlande de Lassus and Tomás Luis de Victoria, Palestrina is considered the leading composer of late 16th-century Europe. Palestrina was one of the few Renaissance composers never entirely forgotten, but it was the so-called "Palestrinian style" of counterpoint—especially as codified by Johann Joseph Fux—rather than his individual compositions that exerted the greatest influence.

Born in the town of Palestrina in the Papal States, Palestrina moved to Rome as a child and underwent musical studies there. In 1551, Pope Julius III appointed him maestro di cappella of the Cappella Giulia at St.

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    28th Feb 2025by Ellena Spirrett

    This year marks the 500th anniversary of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's birth. To celebrate, Carus Verlag have published a new edition of Palestrina's notable work, 'Missa Papae Marcelli'. Find out more.

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