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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526 – 2 February 1594) 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.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (born c. 1525, Palestrina, near Rome [Italy]—died February 2, 1594, Rome) was an Italian Renaissance composer of more than 105 masses and 250 motets, a master of contrapuntal composition.
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May 21, 2018 · Giovanni Palestrina was one of the most important composers of vocal music in sixteenth-century Italy. His name was synonymous with the Roman polyphonic style of composition that came to embody the musical goals and aesthetic ideals of the Counter-Reformation and the Council of Trent.
The works of the Italian composer Giovanni da Palestrina (d. 1594) summarize the techniques of his era. His style was later termed the stile antico, the ancient polyphonic style, in contrast to the stile moderno, the 17th-century modern solo style.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, (born c. 1525, Palestrina, near Rome—died Feb. 2, 1594, Rome), Italian composer. He sang in Rome as a choirboy, then worked as an organist in his nearby hometown of Palestrina.
Oct 25, 2017 · The historiography of Palestrina began with Giuseppe Baini’s ground-breaking Memorie storico-critiche della vita e delle opere di Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina of 1828 (see General Overviews ), the first life and works study of a composer to use archival and source studies as a basis.
The sixteenth century Italian composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 or 1526-1594) is regarded as one of the greatest Renaissance masters, producing hundreds of sacred vocal works of serene beauty. His music is known for its clarity of line, lovely harmonies, and a joyous rhythmic sense.
Peerless voice of the Renaissance
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. The greatest composer of liturgical music of all time, born at Palestrina (ancient Praeneste) in 1514 or 1515, according to Baini, Riemann, and others, according to Haberl, in 1526; died at Rome, 2 February, 1594. His early history is practically unknown.
Jul 16, 2017 · Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (3 February 1525 or 2 February 1526 – 2 February 1594) was an Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music and the best-known 16th-century representative of the Roman School of musical composition.
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