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Darkness and Mercy: The History of Allegri's Miserere

The fascinating history of this powerful Holy Week hymn

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Chantal LaFortune
Apr 06, 2023
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A famous anecdote holds that when Mozart was just fourteen years old, he heard Allegri’s Miserere in the Sistine Chapel and transcribed the music at home from memory. He later had this music publishe…

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