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Which church choir did Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina direct after leaving the papal choir?
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
The Italian composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
After being dismissed from the papal choir due to a decree by Pope Paul IV that forbade married men from serving, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina directed the choir of St. John Lateran for five years.1