Purification of church music (jan 1, 1562 – jan 1, 1565)
Description:
In Pope Pius IV's Counter-Reformation, he restores church music to its pure vocal form by eliminating all instruments except the organ, any evidence of secularism, harmony and folk melody. Giovanni Da Palestrina satisfies the pope's rigid requirements and creates a new spiritual style that legend says “saved polyphony” when he writes Pope Marcellus Mass, his most famous and enchanting piece.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1562
jan 1, 1565
~ 3 years
