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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

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Composer

The Resume

    (1525-February 2, 1594)
    Birth name was Giovanni Pierluigi
    Specialized in polyphonic (multi-voiced) music
    Wrote motets, masses and madrigals

Why he might be annoying:

    He used the name of his hometown rather than his family name.
    He married a widow for her money.
    He was fired from a singing job for having a bad voice.
    After this happened, he had a nervous breakdown and stayed in bed for weeks.
    He became a religious nut.
    At the end of his life, he disowned all the non-religious music he had written.
    There is a story that the Pope decided not to ban church music after hearing one of his pieces, but it is untrue.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the first Italian composer to set the Catholic Mass to music.
    His wife, brother and multiple sons died of plague.
    His one surviving son did nothing but leech money off him.
    He was incredibly famous in his time.
    Some consider him the greatest composer of the Renaissance.
    J. S. Bach was a huge fan.
    His music is still performed today.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 89 Votes: 62.92% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 188 Votes: 56.38% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 26 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 48.28% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 47 Votes: 61.70% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 121 Votes: 66.94% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 73 Votes: 63.01% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 130 Votes: 56.15% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 75 Votes: 53.33% Annoying