Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (Born in Palestrina (Praeneste) or Rome, 1525, latest February 1, 1526 – February 2, 1594 in Rome) was an Italian composer of Renaissance music. He was the most famous 16th century representative of the Roman School of musical composition.

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Palestrina - Rome - 1525 - February 1 - 1526 - February 2 - 1594 - Italian - Composer - Renaissance music - 16th century - Roman School - Musical composition

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He was nicknamed Il Prenestino. He had a tremendous influence on the development of Roman Catholic church music, and his work can be seen as a summation of Renaissance polyphony, comparable to the contribution of J.S. Bach to counterpoint in the Baroque era.

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Roman Catholic - Church music - Polyphony - J.S. Bach - Baroque

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