Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c1525-1594)
Bio
Giovanni Pierluigi was born in the town he was named after near Rome. He studied music in Rome and was influenced by Josquin des Prez and Guillaume Du Fay's developments in polyphony. He was enormously popular in his time and has been called the "Saviour of Church Music."
Music
Missa Papae Marcelli
Missa Benedicta
Missa Sicut lilium inter spinas
Missa Nigra sum
Motets for 5 Voices
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