Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Italy, 1551–1594
The model of Catholic Counter-Reformation polyphony. The serene, balanced counterpoint of his 104 masses became the eternal textbook standard — 'the Palestrina style'.
Italy, 1551–1594
The model of Catholic Counter-Reformation polyphony. The serene, balanced counterpoint of his 104 masses became the eternal textbook standard — 'the Palestrina style'.