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| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
(1525 - 1594)
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| 1525 |
Born, possibly in Palestrina, around 3 February |
| 1537 |
Pupil of Mallapert and Firmin Lebel at St. Maria Maggiore, Rome, where he was a choirboy |
| 1544 |
He became organist of St. Agapito, in Palestrina |
| 1547 |
Marries Lucrezia Gori, they have three children. |
| 1551 |
Appointed maestro di cappella of the Cappella Giulia in Rome |
| 1555 |
Appointed maestro di cappella at St. John Lateran in Rome |
| 1561 |
Appointed maestro di cappella at St. Maria Maggiore in Rome |
| 1564 |
Cardinal Ippolito d'Este engaged him to oversee the music at his Tivoli estate |
| 1566 |
Teaches music at the Seminario Romano |
| 1571 |
Returns to the Cappella Giulia as maestro |
| 1577 |
Asked to rewrite the church's main plainchant books, following the Council of Trent's guidelines |
| 1580 |
Wife dies |
| 1581 |
Marries a wealthy widow, Virginia Dormoli |
| 1594 |
Dies in Rome, 2 February |
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