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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Type Figure Region Palestrina Time 1525–1594 Also known as Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina、帕莱斯特里纳、Palestrina

The foremost religious music composer of the High Italian Renaissance, born in Palestrina and long serving at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.…

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  1. 1525–1551Rome · LazioHe received his musical education in Rome in his youth, holding successive posts at Roman churches, and from the 1550s published masses and motets, gradually establishing a clear and transparent polyphonic style.
  2. 1555–1594Rome · LazioFrom 1555 he served as maestro of St. Peter's, composing numerous masses, motets, and liturgical works; his output peaked between 1560 and the 1570s, and his style was regarded as a model of church music in the Counter-Reformation era.

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