Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da P Composers Composition

Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da P Composers Composition

Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da

Italian Renaissance composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was likely born near Rome in a town called Palestrina. Some list his birth in 1514 or 1515 while other maintain a much later date of 1525 or 1526. It is certain that he died in Rome in 1594. He was choirmaster at St. Peters in Rome and was a major representative of the Council of Trent's musical reforms. His style is based in Franco-Flemish imitative counterpoint, voice parts flow in continuous rhythm, with a new melodic motive for each phrase of the text.

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- Karadar dictionary entry with life, appointments, influence, comparison to his peers, and MIDI audio samples.
- Picture, biographical note.
- Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Over 50 complete files offered in MIDI format.
- [performance MIDI files]
- Includes MIDI files for four masses, with "19-tone just intonation."
- Essay providing overview of his life and music compares him with Lassus and Byrd and reckons him their equal.
- The Missas in MIDI files (20~) and links.
- Research bibliography; links. by Russell McNeil.
- (online order: microfilm)
- Biography from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program with portraits. Shows his devotion to the traditional music of the church while opening it up to new forms and influences. Includes related material and discography.
- Biography and hymn music from Cyber Hymnal with links to specific pieces and accompanying MIDI audio, including The Strife Is Over, the Battle Won.
- Biographical data, major works, background information, links to purchase recommended CDs, books, and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
- Brief biography, portriat, key works, recommended recordings, and historical and societal context from Humanities Web.
- Message board and live chat about life and works.
- Brief biographical sketch, caricature, summary of his various types of church music, and Naxos discography.
- Directory of free Palestrina mp3s on the internet that have been made available by their performing artists.
- Focusing on his church music, this essay from WICR radio examines his life, the style and substance of his compositions, and provides explanations of musical terms.

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