Excerpt from Founders of Music: Life-Sketches for Young ReadersPraeneste, the little town near Rome where the great composer was born.Beyond the name of his birthplace but little is known of his early days. Even the date of his birth is not fixed beyond dispute, being variously given as 1514, 1524, and 1528.Palestrina was at first a singer in the choir of one of the Roman churches, and afterwards leader and com poser to the Papal chapel.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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