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Chapter I. Birthplace ; Early life ; Musical education ; Appointment to S. Agapito ; Marriage ; Change in prospects -- Chapter II. Julian choir ; First madrigal (First book of Masses, 1554) -- Chapter III. Enters Pontifical choir ; (First book of Madrigals, 1555) ; Dismissal ; Becomes choirmaster of S. Giovanni Laterano, Improperia and Lamentations -- Chapter IV. Leaves S. Giovanni in Laterano ; Goes to S. Maria Maggiore ; (Second book of Masses, 1567) ; Missa Papae Marcelli -- Chapter V. (Third book of Masses, 1570) ; L'homme armé ; Cardinal Ippolito d'Este as patron ; (Book of motets for five, six, and seven voices, 1569) ; Relations with Duke of Mantua -- Chapter VI. Directs the music for S. Filippo Neri at his "Oratorios" ; Returns to Julian choir ; Madrigali Spirituali -- Chapter VII. Pupils and disciples -- Chapter VIII. (Second book of motets for five, six, and seven voices, 1572) ; Death of Cardinal d'Este ; Of his son Ridolfo ; Of his brother Silla ; New set of Lamentations ; (Third book of five, six, and seven voice Motets, 1575) ; Signal honour from the town of Palestrina ; Death of his son Angelo ; Affair of the Directorlum Chori ; Death of his wife ; Remarriage ; Death of two grandchildren -- Chapter IX. (First book of Madrigali Spirituali for five voices, 1581) ; (Second book of Motets for four voices, 1581) ; Project, later abandoned, to live in Mantua ; (Fourth book of Masses, 1582) -- Chapter X. "The company of Rome" ; (Motets on The Song of Solomon for five voices, 1584) ; (Book of Motets for five voices, 1584) ; Tu es Pastor ovium ; Assumpta est Maria ; Composer to the Pontifical Choir -- Chapter IX. Death of Duke of Mantua ; (Second book of Madrigals for four voices, 1586) ; Life in Palestrina ; Some inquiry into Pierluigi's alleged poverty ; (First book of Lamentations for four voices, 1588) ; (Hymns for all the year, 1589) ; (Fifth book of Masses, 1590) ; (Offertories for all the year, 1593) ; (Litanies, four voices, 1593) ; (Sixth book of Masses, 1594) ; Last illness, and death -- Chapter XII. Last rites ; Grave ; Exact place now unknown ; (Seventh book of Masses, 1594) ; Igino's connection with his father's unpublished works ; (Volumes VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII of Masses, published by two Venetians) ; (Second volume of Madrigali Spirituali, 1594) ; (XIX Century. In the Collected Edition appeared hitherto unpublished works: Volumes XXIII and XXIX, Masses ; VI and VII, Motets ; XXVI, Litanies ; XXVII Magnificat ; XXVIII, Madrigals ; XXV (two sets), Lamentations ; and three volumes, XXX, XXXI, and XXXII of incomplete, doubtful, spurious, and recently discovered works) -- Chapter XIII. End of Roman school ; Attempts to rekindle interest in 19th century -- Chapter XIV. Controversy as to year of Pierluigi's birth ; Concluding remarks -- Index to Masses -- Appendix. Sixteenth century art ; The modes ; Modulation ; Time system ; Characteristics of the Roman school. |
