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- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)

Donald Macleod explores how Palestrina reinvents himself with a new marriage, new trades, and new music of course, but also by joining a collective that celebrates his legacy.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d7nf

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#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)

Donald Macleod explores how Palestrina reinvents himself with a new marriage, new trades, and new music of course, but also by joining a collective that celebrates his legacy.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d7nf

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#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)

A lifelong friendship, a papal jubilee, and a revamped St Peter's, but also some hard-hitting losses... Donald Macleod sees why Palestrina is considering becoming a priest.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d7k9

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#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)

Palestrina is employed by popes and princes, with his fame spreading beyond Rome: Donald Macleod sees how he is now working on the reformation of music after the Council of Trent.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d7gy

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#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)

As young Palestrina makes a name for himself in Rome, Donald Macleod opens the venerable score of the Mass which is considered to have marked a turning point in music history.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d7cp