Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 – 1594) created compositions of sacred music during the Italian Renaissance and became one of the main composers of the Roman School of musical composition. One of the main characteristics of his work was that he placed dissonances in the "weak" beats of a measure in an attempt to create a more fluid polyphony. His style became a trademark during the late Renaissance music when he was known as one of Europe´s most important composers.
