Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was an Italian composer of late Renaissance music. The central representative of the Roman School, with Orlande de Lassus and Tomás Luis de Victoria, Palestrina is considered the leading composer of late 16th-century Europe.

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Who was born first?

• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was born 2 years after Jan Blahoslav
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was born 2 years after Gaspara Stampa
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was born 3 years before Francisco Guerrero
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was born 5 years after Vincenzo Galilei
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was born 5 years after Thoinot Arbeau

Timeline

1. Thoinot ArbeauMarch 17, 1520 – July 23, 1595
2. Vincenzo Galileicirca April 3, 1520 – July 1591
3. Gaspara Stampa1523 – April 23, 1554
4. Jan BlahoslavFebruary 20, 1523 – November 24, 1571
5. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (this page)1525 – February 2, 1594
6. Francisco GuerreroOctober 4, 1528 – November 8, 1599

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