Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ( 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. He had a lasting influence on the development of church music, and his work is considered as the culmination of Renaissance polyphony.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
He was referred to as "Gianetto" as a kid. He was known as a happy, playful child who became an altar boy and sang in the local choir. Documents suggest that he first visited Rome in 1537, when he is listed as a chorister at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica. He was taught elementary composition there, and also learned how to make spitballs. He studied with Robin Mallapert and Firmin Lebel. He spent most of his career in the city.