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Why did Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina not accept the invitation to work at the Mantua court?
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
The Italian composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina did not accept the invitation to work at the court of Mantua in 1583 because his financial terms were considered too high.1
Although he declined the position, he and the Duke of Mantua, Guglielmo Gonzaga, established a friendship, leading to commissions for Palestrina to write special compositions for the ducal chapel of Santa Barbara.1