The year 1650 in music involved some significant events. Publications Alberich Mazak – , volume two, a collection of his complete works, published in Vienna Claudio Monteverdi – (Mass for four voices, and Psalms arranged for one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight voices) (Venice: Alessandro Vincenti), published posthumously
Classical music Melchior Franck – for five voices (Coburg: Johann Eyrich), published posthumously Samuel Scheidt – Heinrich Schütz – , part 3 probable Giovanni Battista Abatessa – (Garland of Various Flowers), a collection of guitar music, published in Milan Giovanni Battista Granata – , a collection of guitar music, published in Bologna
Opera Francesco Cavalli –
Births date unknown Joachim Neander, hymn-writer (d. 1680) André Raison, organist and composer (d. 1719) probable Cataldo Amodei, Italian composer (d. c. 1695) Papanasa Mudaliar, Carnatic music composer (d. 1725) Giovanni Battista Rogeri, luthier Robert de Visée, luthenist, guitarist and viol player (d. 1725)
Deaths May 20 – Francesco Sacrati, composer (b. 1605) November 24 – Manuel Cardoso, organist and composer (b. 1566) date unknown – Martin Peerson (born ca. 1571 – ca. 1573; died 1650 or 1651), English composer, organist and virginalist
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