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'''Tomás Luis de Victoria''' (sometimes referred to as Vittoria) (1548-1611), [[Spanish]] [[composer]], was the greatest representative of the Spanish school of music at the climax of [[polyphony]] in the late 16th century.  

'''Tomás Luis de Victoria''' (sometimes referred to as Vittoria) (1548–1611), [[Spanish]] [[composer]], was the greatest representative of the Spanish school of music at the climax of [[polyphony]] in the late 16th century.  

He was sent to [[Rome]] as a teenager and may have studied under [[Palestrina]]. He was taught, then became a teacher himself, before taking holy orders. He returned to Spain as chaplain to [[Philip II]]’s sister in the 1580s.  

He was sent to [[Rome]] as a teenager and may have studied under [[Palestrina]]. He was taught, then became a teacher himself, before taking holy orders. He returned to Spain as chaplain to [[Philip II]]’s sister in the 1580s.  

He only wrote sacred music of the unaccompanied [[counterpoint|contrapuntal]] type, but is considered one of the leading composers of the [[Renaissance period (music)|Renaissance]] throughout Europe. Unlike the serenity of much of the sacred music of his contemporaries, Palestrina, [[William Byrd|Byrd]] and [[Lassus]], Victoria’s could be passionate and dramatic and was often mystical.

He only wrote sacred music of the unaccompanied [[counterpoint|contrapuntal]] type, but is considered one of the leading composers of the [[Renaissance period (music)|Renaissance]] throughout Europe. Unlike the serenity of much of the sacred music of his contemporaries, Palestrina, [[William Byrd|Byrd]] and [[Lassus]], Victoria's could be passionate and dramatic and was often mystical.

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