Gregorio Allegri (c. 14 January 1582 – 17 February 1652) [1][2] was an Italian Catholic priest and composer of the Roman School and brother of Domenico Allegri; he was also a singer. He …

Jan 9, 2024 · Allegri’s heavenly ‘Miserere’ is the stuff of legends. Well, one particular legend, to be precise... Here’s everything you need to know about Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere Mei …

Miserere (full title: Miserere mei, Deus, Latin for "Have mercy on me, O God") is a setting of Psalm 51 (Psalm 50 in Septuagint numbering) by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri.

While Gregorio Allegri did indeed write his setting of the penitential Psalm 51 for Rome’s Sistine Chapel in the 1630s, the ‘standard’ version we are familiar with is probably some way removed …

Gregorio Allegri was an Italian priest, singer, poet, and composer, belonging to the Roman school of composers. He was born in 1582 in Rome, where his family lived, and where he later …

Gregorio Allegri (1582 – February 7, 1652), [1] was an Italian composer and priest. He wrote a large number of religious pieces, including motets and several settings of the Mass . His best …

Gregorio Allegri: A Biography. Gregorio Allegri was born in Rome in 1582, and became a chorister at the Papal Chapel in 1591 until 1596, when his voice broke. He subsequently became a …

Gregorio Allegri (c. 1582 – 17 February [O.S. 7 February] 1652) was a Roman Catholic priest and Italian composer of the Roman School and brother of Domenico Allegri; he was also a singer. …

Gregorio Allegri (1582 – 17 February 1652) was an Italian composer and priest of the Roman School of composers. He lived mainly in Rome, where he would later die.

ALLEGRI, GREGORIO. Priest, composer of the Roman baroque; b. Rome, 1582; d. Rome, Feb. 17, 1652. As a boy he sang under G. B. Nanino at S. Luigi dei Francesi church in Rome from …