Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina vs Sen no Rikyu
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Compare the life timelines of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594) and Sen no Rikyu (1522–1591) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1525 to 1591.
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594)
- — Born in Palestrina, near Rome Verified
- — Choirboy at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome Verified
- — Appointed organist of the cathedral of Palestrina Verified
- — Married Lucrezia Gori Verified
- — Appointed maestro of the Cappella Giulia at Saint Peter's Verified
- — Directed music at St John Lateran and Santa Maria Maggiore Verified
- — Composed the Pope Marcellus Mass Verified
- — Returned to the Cappella Giulia as maestro Verified
- — Widowed by plague and remarried Virginia Dormoli Verified
- — Died in Rome Verified
Sen no Rikyu (1522–1591)
- — Born in the merchant city of Sakai Verified
- — Began studying the way of tea in his youth Verified
- — Practiced Zen at Daitoku-ji Verified
- — Served as a tea master to Oda Nobunaga Verified
- — Became chief tea master to Toyotomi Hideyoshi Verified
- — Perfected wabi-cha and the small rustic tea room Verified
- — Conducted tea at the imperial palace and received the name Rikyu Verified
- — Helped direct the Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony Verified
- — Ordered by Hideyoshi to commit seppuku Verified