1569 in music

Events January – Fabrizio Dentice entered the service of Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma as a lutenist July 22 – Lodovico Bassano is appointed to the London-based Bassano recorder consort, retrospectively effective to 29 September 1568.David Lasocki, Denis Arnold, and Fabio Ferraccioli, "Bassano: (2) Lodovico Bassano", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001). October – Valentin Bakfark, Hungarian lutenist, is arrested on suspicion of involvement in a Hungarian rebellion against his employer, Emperor Maximilian II, but he is quickly released.Peter Király, "Bakfark [Bacfarc, Bakfarc, Bakfarkh, Bakffark] [Greff alias Bakfark, Greff Bakfark], Valentin", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001). date unknown – A portrait of Josquin des Prez, possibly painted in his lifetime, is installed as a side panel of a triptych in the church of Ste Gudule, Brussels. It was destroyed a decade later, along with all the other images in the church, by Protestant iconoclasts.Barbara Haggh, "Josquin’s Portrait: New Evidence", in From Ciconia to Sweelinck: Donum natalicium Willem Elders, edited by Albert Clement and Eric Jas (Amsterdam: Rodopi, 1994): 91–110.

Publications Secular music Jacques Arcadelt Sixth book of chansons (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard), published posthumously Ninth book of chansons (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard), published posthumously Filippo Azzaiolo – , for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Ippolito Chamaterò , for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) , for five voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) , for five voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) , for five voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) Giovanni Matteo Faà di Bruno – First book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Giovanni Ferretti – Second book of for five voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) Giulio Fiesco – First book of for five voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano), the first book to set the poetry of Giovanni Battista Guarini Tiburtio Massaino – First book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Philippe de Monte First book of madrigals for six voices (Venice: Claudio da Correggio) Second book of madrigals for six voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) Second book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) Costanzo Porta – Second book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Sacred music Paolo Aretino – Magnificat for five voices, book 1 (Venice: Claudio Correggio) Joachim a Burck – for four voices (Mühlhausen: Georg Hantzsch) Ippolito Chamaterò – First book of masses for five and seven voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) Sigmund Hemmel – for four voices (Tubingen: Ulrich Morharts), a German-language psalter, published posthumously Paolo Isnardi for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) for five voices (Venice: heirs of Girolamo Scotto) Orlande de Lassus – for five voices (Munich: Adam Berg), a collection of motets Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Liber primus motettorum, for five to seven voices, published in Rome

Births 16 November – Paul Sartorius, composer and organist (d. 1609) probable – Tobias Hume, viol player and composer (d. 1645)

Deaths 11 September – Vincenza Armani, Italian opera singer, musician and composer (b. c. 1530). 20 September – Agostino Agostini, Italian composer and singer date unknown – Hoste da Reggio, composer (b. c. 1520)

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