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palestrina

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Pa⋅le⋅stri⋅na

  [pal-uh-stree-nuh; It. pah-le-stree-nah]
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–noun
1. Gio⋅van⋅ni Pier⋅lu⋅i⋅gi da  [jaw-vahn-nee pyer-loo-ee-jee dah] , 1526?–94, Italian composer.
2. Ancient, Praeneste. a town in central Italy, ESE of Rome.
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Pa·le·stri·na   (pāl'ĭ-strē'nə, pä'lě-strē'nä)   
Italian composer known especially for his Masses. His other works include motets and madrigals.
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