Download or read book Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina (c.1525-1594). written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rachel Lauren presents her biography of the Italian composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594). The composer wrote masses, motets, madrigals, and other sacred works. Palestrina worked as an organist and choirmaster for various churches throughout Italy, including the position created for Palestrina, Composer of the Papal Chapel, which he gained in 1571.