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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 was born [ 3 ] and died in Rome .
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.
Jan 9, 2024 · What are the origins of Allegri’s Miserere – and did Mozart really transcribe it? Mozart, when he was a teenager, so the story goes, once heard Allegri’s Miserere being performed in the Sistine Chapel. The precocious young composer apparently scurried home and wrote down the entire work from memory.
Allegri's masterpiece was written sometime before 1638 for the annual celebration of the matins during Holy Week (the Easter celebration). Twice during that week, on Wednesday and Friday, the service would start at 3AM when 27 candles were extinguished one at a time until but one remained burning.
That singer was Gregorio Allegri, and his setting, now commonly known as Miserere, is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written.
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 tenor at S. Luigi del Francesca for the next 8 years, and studied with Giovanni Maria Nanino from 1600 until 1607.
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Mar 6, 2019 · 06th March 2019. It is the stuff of legends….and thousands of our cathedral visitors and worshippers will today get to hear Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere – described as one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written and with its top note of C – a real challenge in the choral repertoire.
