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Gregorio Allegri

1582 - 1652

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Gregorio Allegri (c. 14 January 1582 – 17 February 1652) was an Italian Catholic priest and composer of the Roman School and brother of Domenico Allegri; he was also a singer. He was born and died in Rome. He is chiefly known for his Miserere for two choirs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregorio Allegri is the 146th most popular composer (down from 114th in 2019), the 722nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 565th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Italian Composer.

Allegri is most famous for his composition, "Miserere mei, Deus" which is also known as the "Gregorian Chant."

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Gregorio Allegri ranks 146 out of 1,451. Before him are Sofia Gubaidulina, Pérotin, Giovanni Paisiello, Nicola Porpora, André Grétry, and Johannes Ockeghem. After him are Alfred Newman, Darius Milhaud, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Paul Dukas, Christopher Hogwood, and Marin Marais.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1582, Gregorio Allegri ranks 3. Before him are Frans Hals, and George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg. After him are Taichang Emperor, Giovanni Lanfranco, Dmitry of Uglich, Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny, Şehzade Mahmud, Magdalene of Brandenburg, Bartolomeo Manfredi, John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg, and Stephen Pongracz. Among people deceased in 1652, Gregorio Allegri ranks 3. Before him are Jusepe de Ribera, and Georges de La Tour. After him are Pietro Della Valle, Jacob De la Gardie, John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Inigo Jones, Jan Asselijn, Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours, Jan Dirksz Both, Denis Pétau, and Claes Jansz. Visscher.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gregorio Allegri ranks 722 out of 5,161. Before him are Nicola Porpora (1686), Francesco Totti (1976), Silvio Piola (1913), Olybrius (400), Charles II of Naples (1254), and Manfred, King of Sicily (1232). After him are Pietro da Cortona (1596), Conrad of Montferrat (1146), Scipio Aemilianus (-185), Gianni Rivera (1943), Domenico Modugno (1928), and Oriana Fallaci (1929).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Gregorio Allegri ranks 30. Before him are Carlo Gesualdo (1566), Giulio Caccini (1551), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583), Giovanni Gabrieli (1557), Giovanni Paisiello (1740), and Nicola Porpora (1686). After him are Ottorino Respighi (1879), Gian Carlo Menotti (1911), Luciano Berio (1925), Giuseppe Torelli (1658), Francesco Cavalli (1602), and Baldassare Galuppi (1706).

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