'Allegri's Miserere' in the Sistine Chapel |
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| Author:
| O'Reilly, Graham |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78327-487-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 2020 |
| Publisher: | Boydell & Brewer, Limited
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| Imprint: | Boydell Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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The Miserere by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) is one of the most popular, oft performed and recorded choral pieces of late Renaissance/early Baroque music. Yet the piece known today bears little resemblanceto Allegri's original or to the piece as it was performed before 1870.
The Miserere by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) is one of the most popular, oft performed and recorded choral pieces of late Renaissance/early Baroque music. Yet the piece known today bears little resemblanceto Allegri's original or to the piece as it was performed before 1870.