Secret Vienna - "Miserere mei, Deus" was composed by Gregorio Allegri; the composition is an example of Renaissance polyphony. Back then, it was transcribed because the Vatican wanted to preserve the music's
Solo verse from Allegri's Miserere mei, Deus | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Solo verse from the famous Allegri Miserere. Legend says that 14-year old Mozart wrote out the piece perfectly after hearing
![TIL a teenage Mozart, while visiting Rome, heard "Miserere Mei, Deus" and copied it on paper by ear. The Vatican threatened excommunication for distributing the work, but when the pope heard of TIL a teenage Mozart, while visiting Rome, heard "Miserere Mei, Deus" and copied it on paper by ear. The Vatican threatened excommunication for distributing the work, but when the pope heard of](https://external-preview.redd.it/TMfqfjxGimSPw53crOIiPu_pQEThgyyRBR7qf3UQIJk.jpg?auto=webp&s=e9fa0bf63159cdf830de92b8729abc69041ba242)