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Overview of the events of 1550 in music
Overview of the events of 1550 in music
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.
Sacred music
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Secular music
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Births
July 3 – Jacobus Gallus , late Renaissance Czech composer of Slovene origin (died 1591 )
December 6 (baptised) – Orazio Vecchi , Italian composer (died 1605)
probable – John Mundy , English composer and organist (died 1630 ), son of composer William Mundy
probable – Sebastian Raval , Spanish composer (died 1604)
probable – Vicente Espinel , Spanish writer, guitarist, poet and priest (died 1624)
probable – Ippolito Baccusi , Italian composer (died 1609)
probable – Emilio de' Cavalieri , Italian composer, organist, choreographer, teacher and diplomat (died 1602)
probable – Francis Cutting , English lutenist and composer (died 1596)
probable – Konrad Hagius , German court composer, musician and Kapellmeister (died 1616)
probable – Simon Lohet , Flemish composer and organist (died 1611)
probable – Juan Navarro (of Cadiz), Spanish composer (died c.1610)
probable – Alessandro Orologio , Italian composer and trumpeter (died 1633)
probable – Laura Peverara , Italian singer, harpist and dancer (died 1601)
probable – Jakub Polak , Polish lutenist and composer (died c.1605)
probable – Jan Tollius, Dutch composer and choirmaster (died c.1603)
Deaths