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Feb 3, 1525
My Birthday
I was born in Palestrina. , Italy. When I was a child I was taken from Itlay to Rome. Rome is were I spent most of my life at . http://media.photobucket.com/image/giovanni%20pierluigi%20da%20palestrina/tenchimaruotogawa/Music/200px-Giovanni_Pierluigi_da_Palestr.jpg?o=1 -
Aug 1, 1537
My School
I attended to Santa Maria Maggiore basilica. While I was attending ther I study under Claude Goudime. I studied with Robin Mallapert and Firmin Lebel. http://media.photobucket.com/image/santa+maria+maggiore+basilica/sevengem/ITALY_2009_June_8-19/June-09_Roma/09June022.jpg?o=6 -
Dec 1, 1544
Cathedral Organist
In 1544 I became the organist at a Cathedral in my home toen of Palestrina, Italy.I was considered the maestro di cappellaat Palestrina cathedral under the Bishop who later became Pope Julius III. http://www.hoasm.org/IVF/Palestrina.html -
Oct 15, 1551
I was Elected
I was elected Magister Cappellae and Magister Puerorum by Pope Julies III. I was elected at Cappella Giulia, S. Pietro in Vaticano. While I was elected I earn a house and six scudi a month. http://media.photobucket.com/image/vaticano/Delia_092/vaticano.jpg?o=10 -
Feb 5, 1554
My Book
I published my First Book of Masses. I dedicated this book to Pope Julius III, http://media.photobucket.com/image/book/great6king/BOOK.jpg?o=7 -
Dec 2, 1554
Book of Masses
My first book of masses, was printed in 1554, it was dedicated to the pope. I went on to serve as music director of several churches. http://atdp.berkeley.edu/9931/htsai/palestrina.html -
Sep 4, 1571
My Re-election
In 1571, I was re-elected to his appointment at the Cappella Giulia. I also succeeded Animuccia as maestro di cappella at the oratory of Philip Neri. http://www.nndb.com/people/580/000093301/ -
Jul 1, 1572
My Big Trouble
I loss my wife and two of my sons. I also lost my beloved wife Lucrezia Gori. My brothe also died and there was three outbreaks in the plague, http://media.photobucket.com/image/cross/breezekitty/Cross.jpg?o=1 -
Aug 3, 1575
My Closest Friend
One of my closest friends was the saintly Philip Neri founder of of the Oratorio. He acted as a musical director so that whilst we look upon this composer as representing the climax of the school of unaccompanied contrapuntal choral music. http://www.hoasm.org/IVF/Palestrina.html -
Renaissance Music
I was an Italian composer of Renaissance music. I was the most famous sixteenth-century representative of the Roman School of musical composition. http://www.last.fm/music/Giovanni+Pierluigi+da+Palestrina
