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What position did Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina hold at the Julian Chapel choir?
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
The Italian composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
In 1551, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina returned to Rome and assumed the position of musical director of the Julian Chapel choir, where he was responsible for the music in St. Peterās. Following his departure and subsequent work elsewhere, he returned to this same post as musical director in 1571 after the death of Giovanni Animuccia.1