Roman School of music

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The Roman School of music was a prominent group of 16th- and early 17th-century composers centered in Rome, renowned for their refined sacred polyphony that epitomized the ideals of the Counter-Reformation.

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instanceOf historical music movement
school of music composition
aimedTo conform to Counter-Reformation ideals of clarity and piety
approximateEndDate early 17th century
approximateStartDate mid-16th century
associatedWith Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
centeredAround major Roman basilicas
papal chapel
contrastedWith Venetian School of music NERFINISHED
country Italy
genre polyphonic music
sacred music
hasNotableMember Emilio de’ Cavalieri NERFINISHED
Felice Anerio NERFINISHED
Francesco Soriano NERFINISHED
Giovanni Animuccia NERFINISHED
Giovanni Francesco Anerio NERFINISHED
Giovanni Maria Nanino NERFINISHED
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina NERFINISHED
Gregorio Allegri NERFINISHED
Luca Marenzio NERFINISHED
Ruggiero Giovannelli NERFINISHED
Tomás Luis de Victoria NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance codified late Renaissance sacred polyphonic style
influenced Baroque sacred music
Catholic liturgical music practice
influencedBy Council of Trent directives on church music NERFINISHED
Franco-Flemish polyphony
Gregorian chant NERFINISHED
legacy model of church music for later Catholic composers
location Rome
movement Counter-Reformation NERFINISHED
notableWorkType Mass
liturgical music
motet
primaryLanguage Latin
stylisticCharacteristic a cappella choral writing
clear text declamation
conservative use of dissonance
modal harmony
refined contrapuntal technique
timePeriod 16th century
early 17th century
typicalEnsemble choir
typicalPerformanceContext Catholic liturgy

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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina knownFor Roman School of music