Palestrina
Americannoun
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Giovanni Pierluigi da 1526?–94, Italian composer.
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Ancient Praeneste. a town in central Italy, ESE of Rome.
noun
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“Maybe my time is better organized than many other people’s. But compared to classical composers like Bach, Frescobaldi, Palestrina or Mozart, I would define myself as unemployed.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2020
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
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