This is a list of notable events in music that took place in 1554.
Events Johann Walter is appointed court composer for Moritz, Duke of Saxony, in Dresden. Vigevano Cathedral's first organ is built by Gian Giacomo Antegnati.
Publications Pierre Certon – First book of psalms in lute tablature (Paris: Michel Fezendat), arranged by Guillaume Morlaye Ippolito Ciera – (Madrigals of the Labyrinth), first book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) Pierre Clereau 4 Masses for four voices (Paris: Nicolas Du Chemin) (Requiem mass with two motets) (Paris: Nicolas Du Chemin) Costanzo Festa – for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto), published posthumously Giulio Fiesco – First book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Miguel de Fuenllana – (Sevilla: Martin de Montesdoca), arrangements for vihuela of works by various composers Hoste da Reggio First book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) Second book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) Third book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) First book of madrigals for three voices (Milan: Francesco & Simone Moscheni) Jacquet of Mantua – First book of masses for five voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) Jean de Latre – Lamentations for three, four, five, and six voices (Maastricht: Jacob Baethen) Philippe de Monte – First book of madrigals for five voices (Rome: Valerio & Luigi Dorico) Guillaume Morlaye – First book of psalms by Pierre Certon in lute tablature (Paris: Michel Fezendat) Jan Nasco – First book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – First book of masses (Rome: Valerio & Luigi Dorico) Pierre Phalèse (ed.) – Ninth book of motets, for five and six voices (Leuven: Pierre Phalèse), contains only compositions by Pierre de Manchicourt Dominique Phinot – Second book of motets for five voices (Pesaro: Bartolomeo Cesano) Francesco Portinaro – Second book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano)
Sacred music Thomas Tallis – Puer natus est nobis
Births May 20 – Paolo Bellasio, composer (d. 1594) date unknown – Cosimo Bottegari, Italian lutenist and composer (d. 1620) probable – Emmanuel Adriaenssen, Dutch lutenist and composer (d. 1604)
Deaths February 6 – Arnold von Bruck, composer (b. c. 1500) February 24 – Philip van Wilder, lutenist and composer (b. c. 1500) September 25 – Richard Sampson, composer
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