Allegri, Gregorio

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | 369 words | Copyright

Allegri, Gregorio (b Rome, 1582; d Rome, 1652). It. priest, tenor, and composer of a celebrated Miserere in 9 parts, long kept as exclusive possession of Sistine Chapel, where he served for the last part of his life. Mozart at the age of 14 secretly wrote out this work after 1 or 2 hearings. Also comp. several concertini, 2 books of motets, and 4-part sonata for str.

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