1576 in music
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Events
- Pierre-Francisque Caroubel relocated to Paris.
- Carolus Luython becomes court organist and composer to Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, at Vienna.
Classical music
- Estevan Daça – El Pamasso
- Luzzasco Luzzaschi – Quivi sospiri
Births
- October – Thomas Weelkes, organist and composer (died 1623)
Deaths
- January 19 – Hans Sachs, meistersinger (born 1494)
- August – Bálint Bakfark, Hungarian and Polish composer and lutenist (born 1507)
- probable
- David Abell, organist and composer
- Josquin Baston, court composer
- Jan van Wintelroy, Franco-Flemish composer and choirmaster