Palestrina
Gio·van·ni Pier·lu·i·gi da [jaw-vahn-nee pyer-loo-ee-jee dah], /dʒɔˈvɑn ni ˌpyɛr luˈi dʒi dɑ/, 1526?–94, Italian composer.
Ancient Praeneste. a town in central Italy, ESE of Rome.
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How to use Palestrina in a sentence
Palestrina gives, as it were, the musical translation of Michael Angelo's great poem.
Palestrina and Bach were deities in my eyes, and I was casting down the idols they were accustomed to worship.
He loved truth as Palestrina loved music, or Raphael loved painting, or Socrates loved virtue.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI | John LordA distinguished foreign prelate was her patron, and his recommendation opened every door, even the Palestrina's.
The Burgomaster's Wife, Complete | Georg EbersThe Church to which he belonged was no longer guided in its music by the principles of Palestrina.
Haydn | J. Cuthbert Hadden
British Dictionary definitions for Palestrina
/ (ˌpælɛˈstriːnə) /
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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