From Darkness to Light
From Darkness to Light
In 1638, Gregorio Allegri compose a setting of Miserere mei, Deus (Psalm 51) for the Sistine Chapel. The apocryphal story is that the Vatican allowed there to be only three copies in existence, which were kepts locked awau for safe-keeping so that no one else could copy or perform the work. Fast forward to 1764-65 […]
