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In this programme Simon travels to Rome to investigate how the music of the Vatican powered the Renaissance and how composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina witnessed at first hand the dramatic im...pact of the counter-reformation which forced the Catholic Church to re-evaluate the role of sacred music. Simon discovers the life and work of the man who transformed medieval polyphony into something that could match the expectations of his employers, the powerful Renaissance popes. He also investigates one of Palestrina's key influences: the composer Josquin des Prez. The programme includes performances of Palestrina's key repertoire including 'Missa Papae Marcelli' by Harry Christophers and members of 'The Sixteen'.
In this programme Simon travels to Rome to investigate how the music of the Vatican powered the Renaissance and how composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina witnessed at first hand the dramatic im...pact of the counter-reformation which forced the Catholic Church to re-evaluate the role of sacred music. Simon discovers the life and work of the man who transformed medieval polyphony into something that could match the expectations of his employers, the powerful Renaissance popes. He also investigates one of Palestrina's key influences: the composer Josquin des Prez. The programme includes performances of Palestrina's key repertoire including 'Missa Papae Marcelli' by Harry Christophers and members of 'The Sixteen'.
| Series: | Sacred music |
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| First transmission date: | 28-03-2008 |
| Published: | 2008 |
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| Duration: | 00:58:35 |
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| Producer: | Andy Robbins |
| Screenwriter: | Simon Russell Beale |
| Contributors: | Simon Russell Beale; Leno Bianchi; St Cecilia; John Lateran Choir; St John Lateran Choir; Harry Christophers; Choir of St John's College; The Hilliard Ensemble; Marco Frisina; Johann Herczog; James MacMillan; Alessandro Quarta; Professor Rostirolla; Maurizio Sebastianelli; Choir of Cappella Sistina; The Sixteen |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://open2.net/sacredmusic/ |
| Subject terms: | Church music--Catholic Church; Church music--Italy--Rome; Renaissance; Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da, 1525? -1594 |
| Production number: | LMCA018B |
| Available to public: | no |
