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By far the most celebrated composition of Allegri is the Miserere mei, Deus, a setting of Vulgate Psalm 50 (= Psalm 51 ).
It is written for two choirs, the one of five and the other of four voices, and has obtained considerable celebrity.
One of the choirs sings a simple fauxbordon based on the original plainsong chant for the Tonus peregrinus ; the other choir sings a similar fauxbordon with pre-existing elaborations and the use of cadenzas.
Many have cited this work as an example of the stile antico ( old style ) or prima pratica ( first practice ).
However, its constant use of the dominant seventh chord and its emphasis on polychoral techniques certainly put it out of the range of prima pratica.
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