Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)

Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)

Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)

Gregorio Allegri was a Roman Catholic priest and Italian composer.

He is famous for his setting of Psalm 51 into ‘Miserere mei, Deus’ (Latin for ‘Have mercy on me, O God’).

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