Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere mei Deus

Composed by Italian Renaissance man Gregorio Allegri in the early 1600's, this stunningly beautiful acapella masterpiece is written for a choir of 9. For a very long time this piece was restricted to only two public performances per year in the Sistene Chapel, both in the Holy Week before Easter. Written copies of it had been limited to just a literal few, and additional copies were forbidden. And then along came teenaged wunderkind Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, on one of his world tours to royal courts and such, and he made it a point to catch the show while he was in town. He listened intently because note taking was out of the question; he had to really concentrate.
After the first performance was over, his father took him back to their lodging and Mozart transcribed what he could remember hearing, using his quill and ink onto paper that was probably pretty expensive back then. Because he was genius smart, he nailed it: every word, and every note change for 14 minutes..for all 9 performers. Yeah, he was that good. He caught the repeat performance and after double checking his work, he was sure it was perfectly transcribed.
Word got out cause people talk you know and the Pope sent for the young man to come to his office. Where he was awarded a knighthood.
I recorded this 4K60 slow motion extra-long tracking shot in a tropical rainforest jungle near my house in Hawaii. I thought it would go well with this music.

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