Events August 10 – A precursor of the Royal Artillery Mounted Band makes its first recorded appearance at the Battle of St. Quentin with "". Hoste da Reggio replaces Simon Boyleau as maestro di cappella at Milan Cathedral.
Publications Martin Agricola – Melodiae scholasticae sub horarum intervallis decantandae (Wittenberg: Georg Rhau), music used at the Protestant school in Magdeburg, published posthumously Jacques Arcadelt – 3 Masses (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard) Filippo Azzaiolo (published anonymously) – , for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Jacob Clemens non Papa Second book of masses: for four voices (Leuven: Pierre Phalèse), published posthumously Third book of masses: for four voices (Leuven: Pierre Phalèse), published posthumously Fourth book of masses: for five voices (Leuven: Pierre Phalèse), published posthumously Fifth book of masses: for five voices (Leuven: Pierre Phalèse), published posthumously Sixth book of masses: for five voices (Leuven: Pierre Phalèse), published posthumously IIII for three voices (Antwerp: Tielman Susato), settings of Psalms and other hymns in Dutch, published posthumously Pierre Clereau – for four voices (Paris: Nicolas Du Chemin) Claude Goudimel – Third book of psalms for four and five voices (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard) Jacobus de Kerle – Motets for four and five voices (Rome: Valerio Dorico) Orlande de Lassus – Second book of madrigals for five voices (Rome: Antoine Barré) Jean Maillard for eight voices (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard), a setting of the Credo for five voices (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard) Jan Nasco Canzonas and madrigals for six voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Second book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Dominique Phinot – for four voices (Paris: Nicolas du Chemin) Francesco Portinaro – Third book of madrigals for five and six voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano), also includes dialogs for seven and eight voices Cipriano de Rore Second Book of Madrigals in Four Parts Fourth Book of Madrigals in Five Parts Births February 15 – Alfonso Fontanelli, composer, writer and nobleman (d. 1622) September 16 – Jacques Mauduit, composer (d. 1627) date unknown – Giovanni Croce, composer (d. 1609) probable – Thomas Morley, composer, theorist, editor and organist (d. 1602)
Deaths April 21 – Girolamo Parabosco, composer, organist and poet (b. 1524) probable Thomas Crecquillon, Franco-Flemish composer (b. 1505; possibly plague) Nicholas Ludford, composer of masses (b. c. 1485; possibly influenza)
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