Palestrina composer biography paper
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Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi Da (1526–1594)
Foremost composer of Renaissance vocal polyphony of the Roman school; b. Palestrina, Italy (whence the name by which he has been known ever since), probably at the end of 1525; d.
Palestrina composer biography paper
Rome, Feb. 2, 1594. He may have been a chorister of the Palestrina cathedral, for after its bishop, Cardinal della Valle, had been made archpriest of the basilica of St. Mary Major, Rome (1534), the young boy was transferred to that choir and was singing as a full member in 1537.
He returned home when his voice changed in 1539 but began his higher musical education in Rome in 1540. At that time the new St. Peter's was being built, and the city was full of great Renaissance artists, architects, and sculptors—a stimulating environment for the rising musician.
In 1544, his training finished, he was appointed organista e maestro di canto of the cathedral of Palestrina, a post that lasted seven years, during which time he married a fairly wealthy girl. Wh