Talk:Missa Papae Marcelli

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A fact from Missa Papae Marcelli appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 March 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli was once thought to have been composed to convince the Council of Trent not to ban polyphonic music from the Catholic Church?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/March.

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A legend?[edit]

The author tries very hard to disprove what he calls a 'legend', namely that Palestrina composed the mass in order to show to the council of Trent's fathers that polyphonic music could be fruitfully used in liturgical celebrations. The writer is not convincing. On the contrary there are enough indications that the 'legend' may well be true to facts. Enough documented evidence, including the fact that Palestrina met pope Marcel II who showed or expressed displeasure when polyphonic music was performed in his presence: he found it unliturgical. That is: not leading to devotion. The article should be written anew, on the lines of the Italian one. See it:Missa papae Marcelli --Zerged (talk) 17:05, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]