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

“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

The most celebrated composer, Tomás Luis de Victoria, may be considered an equal of, but is not nearly as well known in early music circles as, Palestrina or Orlando di Lasso.

From Los Angeles Times

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

With due respect to Palestrina, Monteverdi and the like, I harbored a lingering sense that, to oversimplify only slightly, the Lutherans got the better music.

From New York Times