Musicæ Princeps
Deeply religious and of impeccable morality, Palestrina was also a practical businessman.
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Five centuries ago, on a day perhaps much like today, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was born, a figure whom Giuseppe Verdi hailed as “the true prince of sacred music and the eternal father of Italian music.”[1] At just eleven years old, Giovanni was already a choirboy at Rome’s Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore, studying under Rubin Mallapert and later Firmin Le Bel († 1573). From October 25…
