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| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina |
| Niccolò Antonio Zingaretti |
| Pope Julius II |
| Pope Sixtus IV |
Your answer was: Pope Julius II. |
Answer: On 19 February 1513, the day before he died, Pope Julius II signed the bull 'In altissimo militantis Ecclesiæ' founding the choir of the Cappella Giulia and making provision in perpetuity for 12 boys and 12 men to sing in the chapel. Specifically, Italians were to be employed, as opposed to the largely French and Spanish musicians who worked in the Sistine Chapel. Among the Cappella Giulia's choir masters were esteemed names such as Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Niccolò Antonio Zingaretti, Salvatore Meluzzi and Ernesto Boezi. The Capella was disbanded in 1980 and replaced temporarily by a choir called the Musical Chapel of the Sacrosanct Patriarchal Vatican Basilica. Unlike the previous Capella, the boy choristers were replaced by female voices who sang on major holidays. In 2006 the choir was again reorganized, retaining the addition of women's voices. In May 2008 the original title "Cappella Giulia" was newly restored by the Vatican Chapter. On 7 April 1994, the Cappella Giulia participated in the Papal Concert to Commemorate the Shoah with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gilbert Levine in the Sala Nervi at the Vatican. The concert was broadcast throughout the world. 'The Cappella Giulia's 500th Anniversary 1513-2013' by Charles Cole on NewLiturgicalMovement.org CAPPELLA GIULIA 500TH ANNIVERSARY POSTCARDS 
 The Giulia Chapel Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Ruggiero Giovannelli 
Niccolò Antonio Zingaretti Salvatore Meluzzi Ernesto Boezi  P193-P197 (2013) |
