The year 1604 in music involved some significant events.
Events Robert Johnson becomes a royal lutenist in King James I of England's "Private Musick".
Publications Gregor Aichinger – Lacrimae D. Virginis et Ioannis in Christum à cruce depositum... (Augsburg: Johannes Praetorius) Adriano Banchieri – , first book of madrigals for five voices (Milan: Simon Tini & Filippo Lomazzo) Thomas Bateson – The first set of English Madrigales: to 3. 4. 5. and 6. voices Lodovico Bellanda – for three, four, and five voices (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino) Joachim a Burck – (A beautiful sacred song, taken from the 19th chapter of the book of Job, of the resurrection of Jesus Christ) for four voices (Erfurt: Johann Beck) Christoph Demantius – for six voices (Dresden: Johann Bergen), an epithalamium John Dowland – Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares figured in seaven passionate pavans, with divers other pavans, galliards and allemands, set forth for the lute, viols or violins, in five parts (London: John Windet) Johannes Eccard – for five voices (Königsberg: Georg Neykken), an epithalamium Christian Erbach for four, five, six, seven, eight, and more voices (Augsburg: Johann Praetorius) , part 1, for five voices (Dillingen: Adam Meltzer), a collection of introits, alleluias and post-communion songs for holy days from Pentecost to Christmas Alfonso Fontanelli – Second book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Angelo Gardano), published anonymously Melchior Franck Second book of for four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, and twelve voices (Nuremberg: Konrad Baur) Third book of for three and four voices (Coburg: Justus Hauck) (German Secular Songs and Dances) for four, five, six, and eight voices (Coburg: Justus Hauck) Marco da Gagliano – Second book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Angelo Gardano) Ruggiero Giovannelli – Second book of motets for five voices (Venice: Angelo Gardano) Thomas Greaves – Songs of Sundrie kinds ... Madrigalles, for five voyces Cesario Gussago – First book of for eight voices (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino) Konrad Hagius – for three voices or instruments (Frankfurt: Wolfgang Richter for Johann Spiess) Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger – (Venice) Carolus Luython – Lamentations for six voices (Prague: Georg Nigrinus) Luzzasco Luzzaschi – Seventh book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti) Tiburtio Massaino First book of madrigals for six voices (Venice: Angelo Gardano) Second book of madrigals for six voices (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti) Ascanio Mayone – First book of madrigals for five voices (Naples: Giovanni Battista Sottile) Claudio Merulo Second book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Angelo Gardano) Second book of (Rome: Simone Verovio) Simone Molinaro – First book of motets for five voices (Milan: Agostino Tradate) Annibale Padovano – (Venice: Angelo Gardano), published posthumously Benedetto Pallavicino – Seventh book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino), published posthumously Enrico Antonio Radesca - First book of masses for four voices (Milan: Simon Tini & Filippo Lomazzo) Orfeo Vecchi – (A collection of madrigals) for five voices (Milan: heirs of Simon Tini & Francesco Lomazzo), a collection of sacred contrafacts of madrigals by other composers, published posthumously Births July 8 – Heinrich Albert, German composer and poet (died 1651) November 15 – Davis Mell, English violinist (died 1662) November 26 – Johannes Bach, member of the Bach musical dynasty (died 1673) date unknown – Francesco Foggia, composer (died 1688)
Deaths January 17 – Santino Garsi da Parma, lutenist and composer (born 1542) February – Emmanuel Adriaenssen, Dutch lutenist and music theorist (born c. 1554) May 4 – Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (born 1533) August 30 – Giovenale Ancina, Italian priest, scholar and composer (born 1545) date unknown Ludovico Balbi, Venetian singer and composer Sebastian Raval, Spanish composer (born c. 1550)
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