Miserere by Gregorio Allegri

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:choral_music
gptkbp:associatedWith Divine Liturgy
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Gregorio_Allegri
gptkbp:date 1630s
gptkbp:firstPublished 1771
gptkbp:genre sacred choral music
gptkbp:heldBy public domain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Miserere by Gregorio Allegri
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:notableEvent transcribed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from memory
gptkbp:notableFeature famous high C for soprano
gptkbp:notableFor ornate ornamentation
use during Holy Week
gptkbp:notablePerformance performed exclusively in the Vatican for centuries
gptkbp:notableRecording gptkb:The_Tallis_Scholars
gptkb:King's_College_Choir,_Cambridge
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers two choirs
nine voices
gptkbp:performedAt gptkb:Sistine_Chapel
gptkbp:structure alternating plainchant and polyphony
gptkbp:text gptkb:Psalm_51
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Psalm_51
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5