The opera Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner depicts Palestrina working to preserve polyphony during the Council of Trent. The Cagliari music conservatory in Cagliari, Italy is named in his honor.

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Italian Renaissance composer of more than 105 masses and 250 motets, a master of contrapuntal composition. His works were especially noted for their variety of …

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Meet the 'Real King of Sacred Music': Celebrating 500 years of Palestrina, the composer who shaped Catholic church music forever. Discover his story.

The sixteenth century Italian composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 or 1526-1594) is regarded as one of the greatest Renaissance masters, producing hundreds of sacred vocal works of serene …

Nov 25, 2025 · These ten works—motets, Marian antiphons, devotional pieces, and a Mass movement—show why Palestrina is called the Prince of Music and why his voice still resonates …

A collection of sacred music by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina with: - The Missa Aeterna Christi Munera, performed by the Oxford Camerata - The Missa "l'Ho...

Alternative Names/Transliterations: Pierluigi da Palestrina, Joannes Petraloysius Praenestinus, Giovanni Pietro Aloysio Prenestino, Johannes Petrus Aloysius Prænestinus, Giannetto, Johannes Petraloysius.

Choral works See Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina compositions for a list of choral works pages sorted alphabetically by title.

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Renaissance, Polyphony, Motets: Palestrina’s musical output, though vast, maintained a remarkably high standard in both sacred and secular works. His 105 masses …