Events Mikołaj Gomółka leaves the Polish royal court for Kraków. Orlande de Lassus succeeding Ludwig Daser as maestro di cappella to Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria. Nicola Vicentino becomes maestro di cappella at Vicenza Cathedral.
Publications Giovanni Animuccia – First book of laudi (Rome: Valerio Dorico) Severin Cornet – for four voices (Antwerp: Jean Laet) Gallus Dressler – (MS) Giulio Fiesco – Madrigals for four and five voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto), also includes four dialogues, two for seven voice and two for eight voices Vincenzo Galilei – First book of (Rome: Valerio Dorico), a collection of lute music, including madrigals and ricercars, by various composers Francisco Guerrero – Magnificats in all eight tones (Leuven: Pierre Phalèse) Orlande de Lassus – Third book of madrigals for five voices (Rome: Antonio Barré) Nicolaus Listenius – Francesco Portinaro – First book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)
Classical music Antonino Barges – Two motets
Births date unknown John Dowland, English Renaissance composer, singer and lutenist (d. 1626) Cornelis Verdonck, Flemish composer of madrigals (d. 1625) approximate date Giles Farnaby, English composer, perhaps from Truro, Cornwall (d. 1640) Andreas Raselius, German composer (d. 1602)
Deaths February 2 – Hans Neusidler, composer (b. c. 1508) August 11 – Bartolomé de Escobedo, composer (b. c. 1515) date unknown Thomas Appleby, church musician and composer (b. c. 1488) Francesco Cellavenia, composer Francisco de Soto, organist and composer (b. c. 1500) Thomas Preston, organist and composer
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