Palestrina

American  

[pal-uh-stree-nuh, pah-le-stree-nah] / ˌpæl əˈstri nə, ˌpɑ lɛˈstri nɑ /

noun

1. Giovanni Pierluigi da 1526?–94, Italian composer.

2. Ancient Praeneste.  a town in central Italy, ESE of Rome.

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Palestrina British  

/ ˌpælɛˈstriːnə /

noun

1. Giovanni Pierluigi da (dʒoˈvanni pierˈluiːdʒi da). ?1525–94, Italian composer and master of counterpoint. His works, nearly all for unaccompanied choir and religious in nature, include the Missa Papae Marcelli (1555)

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Example Sentences

A Bard concert on Aug. 14 will reconstruct these epic programs, bringing together composers from Palestrina and Monteverdi to Stravinsky and Hindemith.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2021

On the program: glorious, otherworldly Renaissance vocal works inspired by the Sistine Chapel, by such composers as Allegri, Des Prez, Palestrina and Morales.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2019

And it was developed here, in the Sistine Chapel, in particular with Palestrina.

From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2016

The choir will also sing several motets spanning the Renaissance through modern classical compositions, including a Magnificat by Arvo Pärt and a motets by Byrd, Palestrina and Lassus.

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2016

Evidence of Cleopatra’s time in Rome may be seen in a temple that was located in Palestrina, a town twenty-four miles east of Rome.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby