Palestrina

American  

[pal-uh-stree-nuh, pah-le-stree-nah] / ˌpæl əˈstri nə, ˌpɑ lɛˈstri nɑ /

noun

1. Giovanni Pierluigi da 1526?–94, Italian composer.

2. Ancient Praeneste.  a town in central Italy, ESE of Rome.

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Palestrina British  

/ ˌpælɛˈstriːnə /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

The most celebrated composer, Tomás Luis de Victoria, may be considered an equal of, but is not nearly as well known in early music circles as, Palestrina or Orlando di Lasso.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2020

On the program: glorious, otherworldly Renaissance vocal works inspired by the Sistine Chapel, by such composers as Allegri, Des Prez, Palestrina and Morales.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2019

And it was developed here, in the Sistine Chapel, in particular with Palestrina.

From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2016

A sung Mass begins at 5 p.m. with music by the 16th-century sacred music composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2015

Palestrina uses closely related chords throughout, moving from one to another slowly and gradually, and the overall impression is one of stability.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall