Search for the First Thunder

Here are two versions of a song called Ricercar del prima tuono, which means Search for the First Thunder. It was written almost 500 years ago by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 – February 2, 1594) was an Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music and the best-known 16th-century representative of the Roman School of musical composition. He had a long-lasting influence on the development of church and secular music in Europe, especially on the development of counterpoint, and his work is considered the culmination of Renaissance polyphony.

For more on the composer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Pierluigi_da_Palestrina

All of these Renaissance songs can also be found on the Renaissance Music page: https://wordpress.com/page/johnsthewritestuff.com/11830

And the Bach Chorales can be found on this page: https://wordpress.com/page/johnsthewritestuff.com/11995

if you are using Chrome on a smart phone, click the three dots in the top right corner to get to the menu. Choose settings, site settings, desktop site ON to view the music player on the right side of the page. If you are using a laptop you should be able to see the player. And then you can listen to this amazing music over and over.

Author: The Write Stuff

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