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Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina: Biography
Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina: Biography
Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina: Biography
Biography:
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was an Italian composer who
belonged to the Renaissance period. Majority of his compositions
were done for the sacred music genre. This renowned 16th century
representative of Roman School of musical composition had great
influence on the development of church music. He was among those
fist Italian musicians to work on sacred music, especially, in a time
when sacred music in Italy was mostly handled by the musicians
from the Low Countries like France, Spain or Potugal. Palestrina was
greatly influenced by Northern European polyphony style. He
composed many motets and masses in Palestrina style of
composition. He did not choose to compose in the same way as his
Venetian colleagues composed their polychoral pieces. His
composition style matched that of older Franco-Flemish masters,
which made him the representative of that celebrated group.
Compositions:
Compositions:
El grillo
Miserere
Scaramella
Benidecta es
Assignment
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Submitted By: Vincent Ray
V. Danila
Submitted To: Joanah B.
Caisic