1550 in music

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1550 in music involved some significant events.

Events

Publications

  • Antonino Barges – First book of villottas for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano), also includes a few works by Andrea Patricio
  • Jacques Buus – First book of French chansons for five voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)
  • Perissone Cambio – Second book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano)
  • Baldassare Donato
    • Le napollitane, et alcuni madrigali for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)
    • First book of Canzon Villanesche alla Napolitana for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano), also includes a few pieces by Perissone Cambio
  • Heinrich Faber – Ad musicam practicam introductio, published in Nuremberg.
  • Claude Gervaise, ed.
    • Fourth book of dances for four instruments (Paris: Pierre Attaignant)
    • Fifth book of dances for four instruments (Paris: Pierre Attaignant)
  • Hoste da Reggio – Magnificat for four voices (Milan: Innocentio Ciconiarus), also includes other hymns and motets
  • Heinrich Isaac and Ludwig Senfl – the first two volumes of Choralis Constantinus, a collection of motets, was published in Nuremberg.
  • John Marbeck – Booke of Common Praier noted, published in London.
  • Francesco Portinaro – First book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano)
  • Ramamatya – theoretical treatise on Carnatic music Svaramelakalanidhi.
  • Cipriano de Rore – madrigal collection Il primo libro de madregali published in Ferrara.
  • Adrian Willaert – Salmi spezzati, a collection of antiphonal sacred music, published in Venice.

Births

  • July 3 – Jacobus Gallus, late Renaissance Czech composer of Slovene origin (d. 1591)
  • December 6 (baptised) – Orazio Vecchi, Italian composer (d. 1605)
  • December 28 (baptised) – Vicente Espinel, Spanish writer, guitarist, poet and priest (d. 1624)[1]
  • probable – John Mundy, English composer and organist, son of composer William Mundy (d. 1630).
  • probable – Sebastian Raval, Spanish composer (d. 1604)
  • probable – Ippolito Baccusi, Italian composer (d. 1609)
  • probable – Emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer, organist, choreographer, teacher and diplomat (d. 1602)
  • probable – Francis Cutting, English lutenist and composer (d. 1596)[2]
  • probable – Konrad Hagius, German court composer, musician and Kapellmeister (d. 1616)
  • probable – Simon Lohet, Flemish composer and organist (d. 1611)
  • probable – Juan Navarro (of Cadiz), Spanish composer (d. c. 1610)
  • probable – Alessandro Orologio, Italian composer and trumpeter (d. 1633)
  • probable – Laura Peverara, Italian singer, harpist and dancer (d. 1601)
  • probable – Jakub Polak, Polish lutenist and composer (d. c. 1605)
  • probable – Jan Tollius, Dutch composer and choirmaster (d. c. 1603)

Deaths

References

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