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- What is Palestrina counterpoint?
- What is Palestrina style?
- What era is Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina?
- What is Palestrina best known for?
What is Palestrina counterpoint?
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What is Palestrina style?
The Palestrina style is the style of polyphonic vocal music as written by 16th-century Italian Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594).
What era is Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina?
Palestrina lived during the period of the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation and was a primary representative of the 16th-century conservative approach to church music.
What is Palestrina best known for?
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was an Italian composer of the Renaissance. He was the most famous 16th century representative of the Roman School of musical composition. Palestrina had a vast influence on the development of Roman Catholic church music, and his work can be seen as a summation of Renaissance polyphony.
