1598 in music
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Events
- Thomas Weelkes becomes organist at Winchester College.
- The "first documented European music education" in the United States begins in a colony in New Mexico, founded by a group of Spanish friars accompanying Juan de Oñate.[1]
Publications
- Gregor Aichinger – Tricinia Mariana (Innsbruck: Johannes Agricola), a collection of antiphons, hymns, Magnificats, and litanies for the Office of the Blessed Virgin, for three voices
- Felice Anerio – Madrigals for three voices (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti)
- Giovanni Artusi – First book of canzonettas for four voices (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti)
- Giammateo Asola
- Introitus in dominicis diebus totius anni... (Introits for the Sundays of the whole year) for four voices (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino)
- In omnibus totius anni solemnitatibus Introitus et Alleluia ad Missalis Romani formam ordinati... (Introits and Alleluias for all the solemnities of the year...) (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino)
- Completorium romanum primus et secundus chorus (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino), music for Compline, including an Alma Redemptoris Mater and an Ave Regina caelorum
- Adriano Banchieri
- Psalms for five voices (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino), includes pieces for Vespers for the entire year
- La pazzia senile, second book for three voices (Venice: Ricciardi Amadino), a madrigal comedy
- Giovanni Bassano – Motetti per concerti ecclesiastici for five, six, seven, eight, and twelve voices (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti)
- Giulio Belli – Psalmi ad vesperas in totius anni solemnitatibus for five voices (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino), Psalms for Vespers for the whole year, also includes two Magnificats and a Te Deum
- Michael Cavendish – Ayres in Tabletorie
- Scipione Dentice – Third book of madrigals for five voices (Naples: Giovanni Giacomo Carlino & Antonio Pace)
- Johannes Eccard
- Epithalamion (Wer rechte Freud wil habn) for five voices (Königsberg, Georg Osterberger), a wedding song
- Der CXXVIII Psalm, zu hochzeitlichen Ehren (Selig ist der gepreiset) for five voices (Königsberg, Georg Osterberger), a wedding song
- Braudt Lied (Gott selber hat auss höchstem Rath) for four voices (Königsberg, Georg Osterberger), a wedding song
- Giles Farnaby – [20] Canzonets to Fowre Voyces with a Song of Eight Parts (London: Peter Short), with a dedicatory poem in Latin by Anthony Holborne
- Claudio Merulo – Toccate d’Intavolatura d’Organo, Book 1 (Rome)
- Thomas Weelkes – Balletts And Madrigals to five voyces
- John Wilbye – The First Set Of English Madrigals To 3. 4. 5. and 6. voices
Opera
- Jacopo Peri (and Jacopo Corsi) – Dafne, the earliest known modern opera
Births
- April 9 – Johann Crüger, composer of hymns (died 1662)
- date unknown
- Charles d'Helfer, French baroque composer and maître de musique at Soissons Cathedral (died 1661)
- Charles Racquet, organist and composer (died 1664)
- Jan Vencálek, composer for lute and voice (date of death unknown)
Deaths
- April 8 – Ludwig Helmbold, poet of chorales (born 1532)
- May 3 – Anna Guarini, virtuoso singer (born 1563)
- December – Giovanni Dragoni, composer and maestro di cappella (born c.1540)
- date unknown
- Adrian Le Roy, French music publisher, lutenist, guitarist, composer and music educator (born c.1520)
- Christoph Fischer or Vischer, hymnist (born c.1518/1520)
- probable – Simon Bar Jona Madelka, composer
- Teodora Ginés, Dominican musician and composer (born c. 1530)
References
- Sheehy, Daniel; Steven Loza. "Overview". The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. pp. 718–733.
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