GIOVANNI PALESTRINA (c. 1525-1594) - Italian Renaissance composer, singer, organist, and choirmaster. Palestrina captured the essence of the Counter Reformation in a musical polyphony of purity that was completely detached from anything secular.

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Giovanni Palestrina composer during Renaissance
Giovanni Palestrina composer during Counter Reformation
Giovanni Palestrina was Italian Renaissance composer
Giovanni Palestrina was singer
Giovanni Palestrina was organist
Giovanni Palestrina was choirmaster