Miserere Mei - Gregorio Allegri One of the most famous choral pieces ever composed, in the early C17th especially for performance every Maundy Thursday (during Holy Week), in St. Peter's Cathedral, Rome. The copies of the music were closely guarded and the piece wasn't formally published and remained the solo property of St Peter's. However, apparently Mozart, as a teenager, heard the piece performed and was so moved by it that as soon as he came away from the service after hearing it, he wrote it down, having heard it just the once, and that is how the piece came … read more
Miserere Mei - Gregorio Allegri One of the most famous choral pieces ever composed, in the early C17th especially for performance every Maundy Thursd… read more
Miserere Mei - Gregorio Allegri One of the most famous choral pieces ever composed, in the early C17th especially for performance every Maundy Thursday (during Holy Week), in St. Peter&… read more
Gregorio Allegri (1582–1652) was an Italian composer and priest of the Roman School of composers. He mainly lived in Rome, and died there. He studied music under Giovanni Maria Nanini, the intimate friend of Palestrina. Being intended for the Church, he obtained a benefice in the cathedral of Fermo. Here he composed a large number of motets and other sacred music, which, being brought to the notice of Pope Urban VIII, obtained for him an appointment in the choir of the Sistine Chapel at Rome. He held this from December 1629 until his death. In character, he was regarded as singularl… read more
Gregorio Allegri (1582–1652) was an Italian composer and priest of the Roman School of composers. He mainly lived in Rome, and died there. He studied music under Giovanni Maria Nanini, the … read more
Gregorio Allegri (1582–1652) was an Italian composer and priest of the Roman School of composers. He mainly lived in Rome, and died there. He studied music under Giovanni Maria Nanini, the intimate friend of Palestrina. Being intended … read more