Born in Rome, 1582
Died in Rome, Feb 7, 1652
- Gregorio Allegri’s [PRONUNCIATION] music lies right on the cusp of late Renaissance and early Baroque styles. Most of his published works lean towards the more modern idioms of the day. Interestingly, Allegri’s most famous work, Miserere, is an exception and much more conservative in style.
- Allegri worked first gained a position in the Papal Choir in 1629 as an alto and then worked his way up to maestro di cappella in 1650. While working in the choir, he was regarded as the successor of Palestrina and “guardian of the stile antico.”1
Sources
- Jerome Roche and Noel O’Regan, “Allegri, Gregorio,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed December 27, 2022, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000000602.