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

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 • Feb. 3, 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

Settings of Ronsard by de Monte and Bertrand exuded subtle sophistication, and I know of no other ensemble I would rather hear sing Palestrina.

From Washington Post • May 3, 2017

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

From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 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