1556 in music

Events

June â At a Corpus Christi procession in PÃ¡tzcuaro, Morelia, Mexico, the earliest extant zarabanda was sung.^[1]
Orlande de Lassus joins the court of Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria.

Julien Belin â Premier livre contenant Plusieurs motets, chansons, et Fantasies (Paris: Nicolas du Chemin), a collection of intabulations for the lute
Pierre CadÃ©ac â Mass for four voices (Paris: Nicolas du Chemin)
Jacob Clemens non Papa
- First book of masses: Missa Misericorde for four voices (Leuven: Pierre PhalÃ¨se), possibly published posthumously
- Fifth book of motets for five voices (Paris: Simon du Bosc), possibly published posthumously
- Souterliedekens I, II, & III for three voices (Antwerp: Tielman Susato), settings of Psalms in Dutch, possibly published posthumously
Jhan Gero â Second book of madrigals for three voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano)
Claude Gervaise, ed. â Third book of dances for four instruments (Paris: widow of Pierre Attaingnant)
Philibert Jambe de Fer â Epitome musical, des tons, sons, et accordz...Violes & violons
ClÃ©ment Janequin â Premier livre contenant plusieurs chansons spirituelles (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard)
Orlande de Lassus â First book of motets for five and six voices (Antwerp: Johann Laet)
Pierre de Manchicourt â Missa Quo abiit dilectus tuus for four voices (Paris: Nicolas du Chemin)
Annibale Padovano â First book of ricercars for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano), a collection of vocal partsongs

February 21 â Sethus Calvisius, German theorist and composer (d. 1615)
June â Pomponio Nenna, Neapolitan Italian composer (d. 1608)
August 10 â Philipp Nicolai, German pastor and composer (d. 1608)
December 17 â Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, composer and a minister of the Mughal emperor Akbar (d. 1627)

March 4 â Leonhard Kleber, German organist (b. 1495)^[2]
May 7 â Hieronymus Andreae (alias Formschneider), German printer of music, amongst other things
June 10 â Martin Agricola, German theorist and composer (b. 1486)^[3]