Palestrina

[ pal-uh-stree-nuh; Italian pah-le-stree-nah ]

/ ˌpæl əˈstri nə; Italian ˌpɑ lɛˈstri nɑ /

noun

Gio·van·ni Pier·lu·i·gi da

[jaw-vahn-nee pyer-loo-ee-jee dah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni ˌpyɛr luˈi dʒi dɑ/, 1526?–94, Italian composer.

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

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Examples from the Web for palestrina

Some years later, at the very height of his glory, Palestrina's heart suffered its final blow.
The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1|Rupert Hughes
Palestrina died in 1594, but hymn-tunes adapted from his motets and masses are sung today.
The Story of the Hymns and Tunes|Theron Brown and Hezekiah Butterworth
The success of Palestrina set at rest the vexed question of Church music.
Curiosities of Christian History|Croake James
It was flushed with September, and in the glittering stillness the name of Palestrina was exquisite to speak.
Evelyn Innes|George Moore

The merit of Palestrina's work was that it carried this style to perfection.
How Music Developed|W. J. Henderson

British Dictionary definitions for palestrina

Palestrina

/ (ˌpælɛˈstriːnə) /

noun

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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