Palestrina For All: Unwrapping, Singing, Celebrating

by Jonathan Boswell

This new book explores the music of the great composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594), its surrounding history and still unfolding potential. It follows the music from love poetry, through changing events in the Church Year, to the composer's record-breaking 104 Mass settings, uncovering many neglected treasures on the way. Its approach is accessible and largely non-technical. There is a focus on relationships with text, belief and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1721968954
• ISBN13: 9781721968954
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"