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Stile Antico - The Prince of Music
Palestrina in the Eternal City
Part of the Keble Early Music Festival 2025
Add to my Calendar 29-01-2025 19:30 29-01-2025 21:30 36 Stile Antico - The Prince of Music Stile Antico marks its twentieth season by honouring the undisputed master of the style which gives the group its name: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, whose quincentenary falls in 2025. Palestrina’s stellar career was inextricably entwined with the Papacy and the great churches of Rome for which he composed. This programme explores the music he would have sung at the Sistine Chapel, the changes in his style demanded by the Counter-Reformation, his tragic personal life, and his influence on his successors. Keble College Chapel, Oxford DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Keble College Chapel
16 Parks Rd
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 3QD
England
Programme
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Selection of works
Performers
Stile Antico
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Programme Note
Stile Antico marks its twentieth season by honouring the undisputed master of the style which gives the group its name: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, whose quincentenary falls in 2025. Palestrina’s stellar career was inextricably entwined with the Papacy and the great churches of Rome for which he composed. This programme explores the music he would have sung at the Sistine Chapel, the changes in his style demanded by the Counter-Reformation, his tragic personal life, and his influence on his successors.
