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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Italian Renaissance composer (c. 1525 – 1594)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | |
|---|---|
| Born | between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526 |
| Died | 2 February 1594 |
| Works | List of compositions |
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526 – 2 February 1594)[n 1] 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.
Primarily known for his masses and motets, which number over 105 and 250 respectively, Palestrina had a long-lasting influence on the development of church and secular music in Europe, especially on the development of counterpoint.
According to Grove Music Online, Palestrina's "success in reconciling the functional and aesthetic aims of Catholic church music in the post-Tridentine period earned him an endurin