As a hart longs for the flowing streams, so longs my soul for thee, O God. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. He returned to Rome in 1551, serving as Master of the Boys for the Vatican's Capella Giulia and then, at Pope Julius' instigation, singing in the Sistine Chapel. Analysis 5 Sicut Cervus Intro: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was an Italian Renaissance composer of spiritual music and the best­known 16th­century representative of the Roman School of musical composition. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Sicut Cervus: SATB: Vocal Score Choral SATB [Vocal Score] Schirmer. Transposed up a fourth from the original key of F major, the beauty of Palestrina’s polyphonic writing is maintained while making it more accessible He did write a tremendous number of musical works, refining the very musical style of his time. A true gem. Do you know any background info about this track? Copyright © 2020 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. Palestrina, the master of polyphony, is the composer of this beautiful piece. By Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina / ed. Similar items. It can be difficult to separate myth from reality in the life of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. He has had a marvelous influence on the development of … Fugal entrances, imitation, melismas and arching phrases make this an ideal work for polyphonic performance. Born: Palestrina, 1525 Died: Roma, 2 February 1594 Biography. The polished reserve of his style helped fuel the myth first published in 1607 that his Pope Marcellus Mass was written to save polyphony from banishment in the church; the German theorist Fux enthroned Palestrina's style for centuries to come in his 1725 Gradus ad parnassum. Palestrina …. Giovanni Palestrina: Sicut Cervus: SATB Choral SATB SATB [Sheet music] Novello & Co Ltd. 2.95 GBP - Sold by Musicroom UK. He was not a priest, though he once considered Holy Orders after losing a wife and two sons to the plague. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. He was one of the most highly acclaimed musicians of the 16th century, but was not the "Savior of Church Music." By Antonio Lotti / ed. A true gem. He did not single-handedly transmit the way to write spiritual music, but apparently he was a diligent and reasonably pious family man, hard-nosed in his business dealings and savvy in manipulating professional contacts. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525 – 2 February 1594) was an Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music and the best-known 16th-century representative of the Roman School of musical composition. Details Listen. It can be difficult to separate myth from reality in the life of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Similar items. 3 February 1525 – 2 February 1526; d. 2 February 1594) was an Italian Renaissance composer and the most well-known 16th-century representative of the Ro…, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (b. In 1544, he accepted a post as organist for the Cathedral of Palestrina. His last professional appointment was a long tenure (1571-1594) as master of the Capella Giulia in St. Peter's. Palestrina's life is generally well documented: He spent all of his career around Rome, working in churches with good archival records. 1.99 GBP - Sold by Musicroom UK.