Amsterdam Oud-Zuid , North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Giovanni Palestrina

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 12, 2023

1. Giovanni Palestrina Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina 1525 - 1594

Italiaans componist. Hij heeft grote invloed gehad op de ontwikkeling van de katholieke kerkmuziek. Zijn werk is altijd beschouwd als een hoogtepunt in de Renaissancemuziek.

English translation:

Italian composer. He has had a great influence on the development of Catholic church music. His work has always been regarded as a pinnacle of Renaissance music.

Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1525.

Location. 52° 21.359′ N, 4° 52.539′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Amsterdam Oud-Zuid. Marker is at the intersection of Palestrinastraat and Jacob Obrechtstraat, on the left when traveling west on Palestrinastraat. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1071 KE, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

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distance of this marker. Jacob Obrecht (within shouting distance of this marker); Johannes Bernardus van Bree (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Joannes Josephus Viotta (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Adriaen Valerius (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Etty Hillesum (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); a different marker also named Etty Hillesum (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Zigeunermonument Hel en vuur / Romani Monument Hell and Fire (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Vrouwen van Ravensbrück 1940-1945 / Women of Ravensbrück 1940-1945 Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Also see . . .
1. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (Wikipedia).

Overview: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525 – 2 February 1594) was an Italian composer of late Renaissance music. The central representative of the Roman School, with Orlande de Lassus and Tomás Luis de Victoria, Palestrina is considered the leading composer of late 16th-century Europe.

Primarily known for his masses and motets, which number over 105 and 250 respectively, Palestrina had a long-lasting influence on the development of church and secular music in Europe, especially on the development of counterpoint. According to Grove Music Online, Palestrina's "success in reconciling the functional and aesthetic aims of Catholic church
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 12, 2023

2. Giovanni Palestrina Marker - wide view
music in the post-Tridentine period earned him an enduring reputation as the ideal Catholic composer, as well as giving his style (or, more precisely, later generations’ selective view of it) an iconic stature as a model of perfect achievement.

(Submitted on March 19, 2023.)

2. Kyrie - Missa Papae Marcelli - Palestrina (YouTube, 4:38). The Kyrie from Missa Papae Marcelli by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Sung by the Oxford Camerata. (Submitted on March 19, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 66 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.