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Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da

Birth and death dates: 
Palestrina, Roma, 1525/6 — Roma, 1594
Birth date: 
16/2 (1525)
Death date: 
16/4 (1594)
Nationality: 
Italian
Type of musician: 
Maestro de capilla / Chapelmaster
Composer
Locations: 
Andalucía›Jaén›Baeza
Andalucía›Jaén›Jaén (ciudad)
Catalunya›Barcelona›Barcelona (ciudad)
Comunidad Foral de Navarra›Navarra›Tudela
Other countries›Américas›México›México D.F.
Other countries›Europa›Italia›Roma
Sources (MSS): 
E-Ac 4
E-ALC s.s.
E-AS 02
E-Asa 10
E-BAE 5
E-BAE 6
E-BAR 1
E-BAR 2
E-Bbc 0585
E-Bbc 0586
E-Bbc 0859
E-Bbc 0587
E-Bbc 0608
E-Bbc 0682
E-Boc 10bis
E-Boc 11bis
E-Boc 59
E-COR 3
E-CU 03
E-CU 05
E-CU 06
E-E 02
E-E 03
E-E 04
E-E 05
E-E 06
E-E 08
E-E 09
E-GU 1
E-GU 2
E-LEc s.s.
E-LERc 1
E-MA 03
E-MO 0767
E-MO 0777
E-MO 2991
E-MON 5
E-MUc A-3
E-MUc A-5
E-P 3
E-PAL 1
E-PAMc 4
E-ORIc 08
E-ORIc 12
E-OV 08
E-ROrc 4
E-SA 07
E-Sc 11
E-Sc 12
E-SdeC 1
E-SdeC 2
E-SE 02
E-SE 06
E-SE 08
E-Tc 35
E-TUY 1
E-TUY 5
E-TZ 04
E-TZ 07
E-TZ 10
E-TZ 11
E-TZ 16
E-V 17
E-VAc 10
E-VAcp 20
E-VAcp 21
GCA-Gc 1
GCA-Gc 2-B
GCA-Gc 4
I-BSf M.V.XX.1
MEX-Mc 05
MEX-Msm 199-D-IV-9 (“Códice Valdés”)
P-Cug 044
PE-Lcm 1
US-NYhsa 278
US-NYhsa 861
US-NYhsa 871
Sources (Prints): 
CO-Bc s.s. [RISM 1626/1]
E-Bbc 0136, E-Bbc 0137, E-Bbc 0252, E-Bbc 0153 [RISM P700]
E-Bbc 0136, E-Bbc 0137, E-Bbc 0252, E-Bbc 0153 [RISM P710]
E-Bbc 0136, E-Bbc 0137, E-Bbc 0252, E-Bbc 0153 [RISM P715]
E-Bbc 0153, E-Bbc 0882, E-Bbc 0136, E-Bbc 0137, E-Bbc 0252 [RISM P717]
E-Bbc 0590 [RISM PP733a]
E-Bbc 0882 [RISM P703]
E-Bbc 0882, E-Bbc 1615/8 [RISM P709]
E-Bbc 0882, E-Bbc 1615/8 [RISM P714]
E-Bbc 1615/8 [RISM P704]
E-Bbc 1615/8 [RISM P721]
E-Bbc 1615/8 [RISM P732]
E-Bbc 1615/8 [RISM P?]
E-Bbc 1615/8 [RISM P735]
E-Bim 64 [RISM P709]
E-Bu 07 XVI-1923 [Without RISM ID]
E-Bu 07 XVI-1924-1 [RISM P692]
E-Bu 07 XVI-1924-2 [Without RISM ID]
E-Bu 07 XVI-1925-1, E-Bu 07 XVI-1926-1 [RISM P671]
E-Bu 07 XVI-1925-2, E-Bu 07 XVI-1926-2 [RISM P683]
E-Bu 07 XVI-2126-1, E-Bu 07 XVI-2127-1, E-Bu 07 XVI-2128-1, E-Bu 07 XVI-2129-1, E-Bu 07 XVI-2130-1, E-Bu 07 XVI-2131-1 [RISM P703]
E-Bu 07 XVI-2126-2, E-Bu 07 XVI-2127-2, E-Bu 07 XVI-2128-2, E-Bu 07 XVI-2129-2, E-Bu 07 XVI-2130-2, E-Bu 07 XVI-2131-2 [RISM P710]
E-Bu 07 XVI-2126-3, E-Bu 07 XVI-2127-3, E-Bu 07 XVI-2128-3, E-Bu 07 XVI-2129-3, E-Bu 07 XVI-2130-3, E-Bu 07 XVI-2131-3 [RISM P715]
E-Bu 07 XVI-2126-4 [RISM P727]
E-Bu 07 XVI-2126-5, E-Bu 07 XVI-2127-5, E-Bu 07 XVI-2128-5, E-Bu 07 XVI-2129-5, E-Bu 07 XVI-2130-5 [RISM P732]
E-Bu 07 XVII-1490 [Without RISM ID]
E-CU 04 [RISM P737]
E-CU 13 [RISM P722]
E-CU 14 [RISM P703]
E-CU 15 [RISM P694]
E-CU 16 [RISM P748]
E-CU 17 [RISM P731]
E-CU 18 [RISM P750]
E-CU 19 [RISM P666]
E-JA 01 [RISM P715]
E-JA 02 [RISM P727]
E-JA 03 [RISM P731]
E-JA 68/4 [RISM 1614/3]
E-Mn M/1756(1) [RISM P697]
E-Mn M/1756(2) [RISM P735]
E-Mn M/1756(3) [RISM P671]
E-SEG 100/001 [RISM P660]
E-SEG 100/002 [RISM P708]
E-TU Impr. 3 [RISM P667]
E-TU Impr. 4 [RISM P728]
E-TU Impr. 5 [RISM P702]
E-TU Impr. 6 [RISM P694]
E-TU Impr. 7 [RISM P719]
E-TZ Impr. 01 [RISM P738]
E-TZ Impr. 11 [RISM P670]
E-TZ Impr. 14 [RISM P702, RISM P708, RISM P712, RISM P719, RISM P729, RISM R3062a, RISM R3062b]
E-V Impr. 021/822 [RISM P700]
E-V Impr. 022/822 [RISM P706]
E-V Impr. 023/822 [RISM P711]
E-V Impr. 024/823 [RISM P701]
E-V Impr. 025/823 [RISM P708; RISM 1580/1]
E-V Impr. 026/823 [RISM P711]
E-V Impr. 055/848 [RISM P671]
E-V Impr. 057/848 [RISM P683]
E-V Impr. 047/841 [RISM P707; RISM 1577/1]
E-V Impr. 049/843 [RISM P761]
E-V Impr. 050/844 [RISM 1585/5]
E-V Impr. 053/846 [RISM 1573/16]
E-V Impr. 055/848 [RISM P671]
E-V Impr. 056/848 [RISM P681]
E-V Impr. 057/848 [RISM P683]
E-V Impr. 058/848 [RISM P685]
E-V Impr. 062/852 [RISM P722]
E-V Impr. 087/873-881 [RISM P721]
E-V Impr. 088/874-882 [RISM P749]
E-Zac [RISM P656]
MEX-Pc Leg. 35 [Without RISM ID]
Submission’s author: 
Emilio Ros-Fábregas
Andrea Puentes-Blanco
Javier Marín-López

Sources (Prints)

CO-Bc s.s. [RISM 1626/1]
E-Asa 03 [RISM P/PP745]
E-Asa 04 [RISM P720]
E-Asa 05 [RISM P710]
E-Asa 06 [RISM P697]
E-B [Lost RISM P746, RISM P747, RISM P748, RISM P749, RISM P750
E-Bbc 0136, E-Bbc 0137, E-Bbc 0252, E-Bbc 0153 [RISM P700]
E-Bbc 0136, E-Bbc 0137, E-Bbc 0252, E-Bbc 0153 [RISM P710]
E-Bbc 0136, E-Bbc 0137, E-Bbc 0252, E-Bbc 0153 [RISM P715]
E-Bbc 0153, E-Bbc 0882, E-Bbc 0136, E-Bbc 0137, E-Bbc 0252 [RISM P717]
E-Bbc 0590 [RISM PP733a]
E-Bbc 0882 [RISM P703]
E-Bbc 0882, E-Bbc 1615/8 [RISM P709]
E-Bbc 0882, E-Bbc 1615/8 [RISM P714]
E-Bbc 1615/8 [RISM P704]
E-Bbc 1615/8 [RISM P721]
E-Bbc 1615/8 [RISM P732]
E-Bbc 1615/8 [RISM P735]
E-Bbc 1615/8 [RISM P?]
E-Bim 64 [RISM P709]
E-Bu 07 XVI-1923 [Without RISM ID]
E-Bu 07 XVI-1924-1 [RISM P692]
E-Bu 07 XVI-1924-2 [Without RISM ID]
E-Bu 07 XVI-1925-1, E-Bu 07 XVI-1926-1 [RISM P671]
E-Bu 07 XVI-1925-2, E-Bu 07 XVI-1926-2 [RISM P683]
E-Bu 07 XVI-2126-1, E-Bu 07 XVI-2127-1, E-Bu 07 XVI-2128-1, E-Bu 07 XVI-2129-1, E-Bu 07 XVI-2130-1, E-Bu 07 XVI-2131-1 [RISM P703]
E-Bu 07 XVI-2126-2, E-Bu 07 XVI-2127-2, E-Bu 07 XVI-2128-2, E-Bu 07 XVI-2129-2, E-Bu 07 XVI-2130-2, E-Bu 07 XVI-2131-2 [RISM P710]
E-Bu 07 XVI-2126-3, E-Bu 07 XVI-2127-3, E-Bu 07 XVI-2128-3, E-Bu 07 XVI-2129-3, E-Bu 07 XVI-2130-3, E-Bu 07 XVI-2131-3 [RISM P715]
E-Bu 07 XVI-2126-4 [RISM P727]
E-Bu 07 XVI-2126-5, E-Bu 07 XVI-2127-5, E-Bu 07 XVI-2128-5, E-Bu 07 XVI-2129-5, E-Bu 07 XVI-2130-5 [RISM P732]
E-Bu 07 XVII-1490 [Without RISM ID]
E-CU 04 [RISM P737]
E-CU 13 [RISM P722]
E-CU 14 [RISM P703]
E-CU 15 [RISM P694]
E-CU 16 [RISM P748]
E-CU 17 [RISM P731]
E-CU 18 [RISM P750]
E-CU 19 [RISM P666]
E-GRcr Impr. 3 [RISM P660]
E-JA 01 [RISM P715]
E-JA 02 [RISM P727]
E-JA 03 [RISM P731]
E-JA 68/4 [RISM 1614/3]
E-Mn M/1756(1) [RISM P697]
E-Mn M/1756(2) [RISM P735]
E-Mn M/1756(3) [RISM P671]
E-MO Impr. [RISM P703]
E-PAMcap LP1 [RISM P702, RISM P708, RISM P712, RISM P719, RISM P729, RISM R3062a, RISM R3062b]
E-PAMcap LP2 [RISM P702, RISM P708, RISM P712, RISM P719, RISM P729, RISM R3062a, RISM R3062b]
E-PAMcap LP3 [RISM P702, RISM P708, RISM P712, RISM P719, RISM P729, RISM R3062a, RISM R3062b]
E-SEG 100/001 [RISM P660]
E-SEG 100/002 [RISM P708]
E-TE [RISM P660]
E-TU Impr. 3 [RISM P667]
E-TU Impr. 4 [RISM P728]
E-TU Impr. 5 [RISM P702]
E-TU Impr. 6 [RISM P694]
E-TU Impr. 7 [RISM P719]
E-TZ Impr. 01 [RISM P738]
E-TZ Impr. 11 [RISM P670]
E-TZ Impr. 14 [RISM P702, RISM P708, RISM P712, RISM P719, RISM P729, RISM R3062a, RISM R3062b]
E-TZ Impr. 19 [RISM 1614/3]
E-TZ Impr. 25 [RISM P688]
E-TZ Impr. 26 [RISM P746]
E-TZ Impr. 27 [RISM 1585/5]
E-V Impr. 021/822 [RISM P700]
E-V Impr. 022/822 [RISM P706]
E-V Impr. 023/822 [RISM P711]
E-V Impr. 024/823 [RISM P701]
E-V Impr. 025/823 [RISM P708; RISM 1580/1]
E-V Impr. 026/823 [RISM P711]
E-V Impr. 047/841 [RISM P707; RISM 1577/1]
E-V Impr. 049/843 [RISM P761]
E-V Impr. 050/844 [RISM 1585/5]
E-V Impr. 053/846 [RISM 1573/16]
E-V Impr. 055/848 [RISM P671]
E-V Impr. 056/848 [RISM P681]
E-V Impr. 057/848 [RISM P683]
E-V Impr. 058/848 [RISM P685]
E-V Impr. 062/852 [RISM P722]
E-V Impr. 087/873-881 [RISM P721]
E-V Impr. 088/874-882 [RISM P749]
E-VAcp 26 [RISM P709]
E-Zac [RISM P656]
MEX-Pc Leg. 35 [Without RISM ID]

List of works

Source: E-BAE 5
Work ID Title Ascription MS / Print Date
E-BAE 5 (31v-52r) Missa Iste Confessor Joanis Praenestini MS 18/2 (1729)
E-BAE 5 (4v-8r) Vidi aquam Praenestino MS 18/2 (1729)
E-BAE 5 (53v-73r) Missa Sexti toni Joanis Praenestini MS 18/2 (1729)
E-BAE 5 (74v-95r) Missa Aeterna Christi munera Joanis Praenestini MS 18/2 (1729)
E-BAE 5 (95v-119r) Missa Emendemus Joanis Praenestini MS 18/2 (1729)
E-BAE 5 (9v-30r) Missa brevis Joanis Praenestini MS 18/2 (1729)
E-BAE 5 (i'-3r) Asperges me Praenestino MS 18/2 (1729)
Source: E-BAE 6
Work ID Title Ascription MS / Print Date
E-BAE 6 (21v-24r) Beatus Laurentius orabat Ioan. Petri Aloisii praenesTini MS 17/1-18/2
E-BAE 6 (24v-28r) Lapidabant Stephanum Ioan. Petri Aloisii praenesTini MS 17/1-18/2
Source: E-Bbc 0585
Work ID Title Ascription MS / Print Date
E-Bbc 585 (11v-14v) Missa Palestina MS
E-Bbc 585 (7r-11r) Missa Papae Marcelli Palestina MS
Source: E-Bbc 0586
Work ID Title Ascription MS / Print Date
E-Bbc 586 (No. 7) Adoramus te Christe Anon. MS 17/1
Source: E-Bbc 0587
Work ID Title Ascription MS / Print Date
E-Bbc 587 (20v-30r) Missa Lauda Sion Joanis Prenestini MS 16/4
E-Bbc 587 (61v-63r) Domine quando veneris Anon. MS 16/4
E-Bbc 587 (63v-65r) Super flumina Babylonis Anon. MS
E-Bbc 587 (72v-74r) Ad dominum cum tribularer Anon. MS
E-Bbc 587 (74v-76r) Incipit lamentatio... Aleph. Quomodo sedet Prenestini MS
E-Bbc 587 (76v-78r) De lamentatione Hieremiae... Heth. Cogitavit Anon. MS
E-Bbc 587 (78v-80r) De lamentatione Hieremiae... Heth. Misericordiae Ioãnis Prenestini MS
Source: E-Bbc 0608
Work ID Title Ascription MS / Print Date
E-Bbc 608 (1v-2r) Senex puerum portabat Jos. Palestina MS
Source: E-Bbc 0682
Work ID Title Ascription MS / Print Date
E-Bbc 682 (71v-73r) Lapidabant Stephanum Palestrina MS 16/4
E-Bbc 682 (73v-75r) Valde honorandus est Palestrina MS
E-Bbc 682 (75v-77r) Tu es pastor ovium Palestrina MS 16/4
E-Bbc 682 (77v-78r) Congratulamini mihi Palestrina MS 16/4
E-Bbc 682 (90v-91r) Dies sanctificatus Palestrina MS 16/4
E-Bbc 682 (91v-93r) Fuit homo missus a deo Anon. MS
E-Bbc 682 (96v-98r) Ave Maria Anon. MS 16/4
Source: E-Bbc 0859
Work ID Title Ascription MS / Print Date
E-Bbc 859 (123v-136r) Missa Anon. MS
E-Bbc 859 (136v-147r) Missa sine nomine, 4 "voci mutati" Anon. MS
E-Bbc 859 (163v-166r) Peccantem me quotidie Palestrina MS
E-Bbc 859 (16v-28v, 11, 29r-32r) Missa Papae Marcelli Anon. MS
E-Bbc 859 (1r-10v, 12r-16r) Missa Ut re mi fa sol la Anon. MS
Source:
Work ID Title Ascription MS / Print Date
E-Boc 11 (10v/16) Adoramus te Christe Anon. 17/1
E-Boc 11 (22r/1) Lamentatio. Incipit lamentatio Hieremie Palestina. 17/1
E-Boc 11 (29v/16) Adoramus te Christe Anon. 17/1
E-Boc 11 (39r/1) Lamentatio. Incipit lamentatio Hieremie prophete Palestrina 17/1
E-Boc 11 (3r/1) Lamentatio. Incipit lamentatio Hieremie prophete Palestina 17/1
E-Boc 11 (46v/16) Adoramus te Christe Anon. 17/1
E-Boc 11 (57r/1) Lamentatio. incipit lamentatio Hieremie prophete Palestrina 17/1
Source: E-Boc 11bis
Work ID Title Ascription MS / Print Date
E-Boc 11 (No. 1) Incipit lamentatio... Aleph. Quomodo sedet Palestrina MS 17/1
E-Boc 11 (No. 10) Aleph. Quomodo obscuratum Anon. MS 17/1
E-Boc 11 (No. 11) Incipit oratio Hieremiae Anon. MS 17/1
E-Boc 11 (No. 15) Adoramus te Christe Anon. MS 17/1
E-Boc 11 (No. 2) Vau. Et egressus Anon. MS 17/1
E-Boc 11 (No. 5) Jod. Manum suam Anon. MS 17/1
E-Boc 11 (No. 6) De lamentatione... Heth. Cogitavit Dominus Anon. MS 17/1
E-Boc 11 (No. 7) Lamed. Matribus suis Anon. MS
E-Boc 11 (No. 8) Aleph. Ego vir videns Anon. MS
E-Boc 11 (No. 9) De lamentatione... Heth. Misericordiae Domini Anon. MS 17/1
Source: E-Boc 59
Work ID Title Ascription MS / Print Date
E-Boc 59 (93v-102r) Missa Papae Marcelli Anon. MS

Pages

Sources with works based on his music

Title Archive / Library Date
E-Mn M/2428 Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid 17/3 (1671)
MEX-Mc 05 Catedral de México. Archivo del Cabildo Catedral Metropolitano 17/3 (1654-1674)

Bibliography

Details

City and publisher: 
Paris: Chez Pacini
Subject composer: 
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
Type of publication: 
Book
Annotation: 
It contains an edition of the Missa Aeterna Christi munera by Palestrina.
Language of the publication: 
French
NEY, Joseph Napoleón (Prince de la Moskowa)
Recueil des morceaux de musique ancienne executés aux concerts de la Societé de musique religieuse vocale et classique
1843-1845

Details

City and publisher: 
Roma: Federico Chiapperini
Subject composer: 
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
Type of publication: 
Book
Language of the publication: 
Italian
ALFIERI, Pietro
Raccolta di musica sacra di Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, principe della musica, 2 vols.
1876

Details

City and publisher: 
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel
Subject composer: 
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
Type of publication: 
Music edition
BÄUERLE, Hermann
Pierluigi da Palestrina, 8 vols.
1904

Details

Title of collection: 
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Le opere complete, 35 vols.
City and publisher: 
Roma: Edizione Fratelli Scalera
Subject composer: 
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
Type of publication: 
Music edition
CASIMIRI, Raffaele, JEPPESEN, Knud, BIANCHI, Lino
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Le opere complete
1939-1987

Details

City and publisher: 
Chicago: Hall & McCreary
Subject composer: 
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
Type of publication: 
Book
Language of the publication: 
English
ANDERSON, Arthur J. O.
Selected Compositions of Palestrina
1940

Details

City and publisher: 
Roma: De Santis
Subject composer: 
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
Type of publication: 
Music edition
SOMMA, Bonaventura
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Missa Aeterna Christi munera
1950

Details

City and publisher: 
Amsterdam: Annie Bank
Subject composer: 
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
Type of publication: 
Book
BANK, Annie
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Missa Aeterna Christi munera
1966

Details

City and publisher: 
New York: G. Shirmer
Subject composer: 
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
Type of publication: 
Music edition
HERRMANN, William
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Missa Aeterna Christi munera. Sanctus
1968

Details

Title of collection: 
Church Music Society Reprints
Vol. of music collection: 
49
City and publisher: 
London: Oxford University Press
Subject composer: 
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
SHAW, Watkins
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Missa Aeterna Christi munera
1969

Details

Journal: 
Tesoro Sacro Musical
Range of pages: 
35-37
Subject composer: 
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
Subject piece: 
E-PAMc 4 (10v-31r)
Subject source: 
E-CZ 2
E-PAMc 4
Subject genre: 
Sacred›Mass
Type of publication: 
Article
Annotation: 
Includes edition of the Missa Sexti toni attributed to Palestrina.
Language of the publication: 
Spanish
RUBIO ÁLVAREZ, Samuel
¿Una misa desconocida de Palestrina?
1976

Pages

Submitted by: Emilio Ros-Fábregas - 24 Apr 2013
Last modified: - 11 Oct 2017

How to cite

Emilio Ros-Fábregas, Andrea Puentes-Blanco, Javier Marín-López "Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da", Books of Hispanic Polyphony, ed. E. Ros-Fábregas (accession date: 22 Jan 2019), https://hispanicpolyphony.eu/person/13253