Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

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Born	c.1525 • Praeneste • Italy
Died	February 2, 1594 • Rome • Italy
Notable Works	“Accepit Jesus calicem” • “Ave Maria” • “Cum ortus fuerit” • “Ecce sacerdos magnus” • “L’Homme armé” • “Lamentations of Jeremiah” • “Missa brevis” • “Pope Marcellus Mass” • “Tu es Petrus” • “Ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la” • “Veni Creator Spiritus” • “Vestiva i colli”
Movement / Style	Renaissance art • polyphony • Renaissance

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