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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (b. 3 February 1525 – 2 February 1526; d. 2 February 1594) was an Italian Renaissance composer and the most well-known 16th-century representative of the Roman School of musical composition. Palestrina became famous through his output of sacred music. He had an enormous influence on the development of Roman Catholic church music, and his work has often been seen as the culmination of Renaissance polyphony. It is only recently, with the discovery and publication of a great deal of hitherto unknown or forgotten music by various Renaissance composers, that we have had the means to properly...

Sound alchemist and conceptual-experimental artist, Simon Balestrazzi started his career in the early 80s with the co-foundation of the avant-garde collective T.AC (Tomografia Assiale Computerizzata), still active this day. He is also at the head of the dark-chamber ensemble Kino Glaz, realizing a handful of albums and touring thoughthout Europe. Lately Simon Baletrazzi graduated in sound engineering at the Institute of Audio Research (United States). He also involved in numerous inter-media projects and formed a variety of free-form electro-acoustic collectives such as MOEX. The Sky is Full Of Kytes (2012) is the newest solo release from Simon Balestrazzi. The musical...