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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Oratorio |
 | | He drew to himself masters like Giovanni Annimuccia and Pier Luigi da Palestrina, formed them spiritually, and bade them set to music, in simple and clear style, for three or four voices, short poems in the vernacular, generally written by himself, and called "Laudi spirituali". |
 | | Many of these were preserved by F. Soto di Langa, a musician and a disciple of the saint. |
 | | Their performance alternated with spiritual reading, prayer, and a sermon by one of the fathers, by a layman, or even by a boy. |
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