1550 in music
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1550 in music involved some significant events.
Events
- Feb.26 – Robin Mallapert succeeded François Roussel as maestro di cappella at the Cappella Giulia at St Peter's Basilica in Rome.
- Oct.1 – Jacob Clemens employed as a singer and composer by the Marian Brotherhood in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. He leaves after just three months but does leave a parting gift of the seven-voice motet Ter eeren anser liever vrouwen.
- Giovanni Animuccia comes to Rome and is employed by Cardinal Guido Ascanio Sforza.
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.
- 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.
- 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
Secular music
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
- Matthias Greitter poet, cantor, composer and singer died in Strasbourg (c.55)
- – approx. year Silvestro Ganassi dal Fontego, musician and writer, died in Venice (c.58)
- – approx. year Johannes Galliculus, theorist and writer, died in Leipzig (c.60)
- – approx. year Pierre Moulu, Franco-Flemish composer (c.66)
- – approx. year Jean Richafort, Netherlandish composer (c.70)
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