1550 in music involved some significant events.
Events Feb.26 – Robin Mallapert succeeded François Roussel as maestro di cappella at the Cappella Giulia at St Peter's Basilica in Rome. Oct.1 – Jacob Clemens employed as a singer and composer by the Marian Brotherhood in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. He leaves after just three months but does leave a parting gift of the seven-voice motet . Giovanni Animuccia comes to Rome and is employed by Cardinal Guido Ascanio Sforza.
Publications Antonino Barges – First book of villottas for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano), also includes a few works by Andrea Patricio Jacques Buus – First book of French chansons for five voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) Perissone Cambio – Second book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Baldassare Donato for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) First book of for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano), also includes a few pieces by Perissone Cambio Heinrich Faber – , published in Nuremberg. Claude Gervaise, ed. Fourth book of dances for four instruments (Paris: Pierre Attaignant) Fifth book of dances for four instruments (Paris: Pierre Attaignant) Hoste da Reggio – Magnificat for four voices (Milan: Innocentio Ciconiarus), also includes other hymns and motets Heinrich Isaac and Ludwig Senfl – the first two volumes of , a collection of motets, was published in Nuremberg. John Marbeck – Booke of Common Praier noted, published in London. Francesco Portinaro – First book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Ramamatya – theoretical treatise on Carnatic music Svaramelakalanidhi. Cipriano de Rore – madrigal collection Il primo libro de madregali published in Ferrara. Adrian Willaert – Salmi spezzati, a collection of antiphonal sacred music, published in Venice. Births July 3 – Jacobus Gallus, late Renaissance Czech composer of Slovene origin (d. 1591) December 6 (baptised) – Orazio Vecchi, Italian composer (d. 1605) December 28 (baptised) – Vicente Espinel, Spanish writer, guitarist, poet and priest (d. 1624) probable – John Mundy, English composer and organist, son of composer William Mundy (d. 1630). probable – Sebastian Raval, Spanish composer (d. 1604) probable – Ippolito Baccusi, Italian composer (d. 1609) probable – Emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer, organist, choreographer, teacher and diplomat (d. 1602) probable – Francis Cutting, English lutenist and composer (d. 1596) probable – Konrad Hagius, German court composer, musician and Kapellmeister (d. 1616) probable – Simon Lohet, Flemish composer and organist (d. 1611) probable – Juan Navarro (of Cadiz), Spanish composer (d. c. 1610) probable – Alessandro Orologio, Italian composer and trumpeter (d. 1633) probable – Laura Peverara, Italian singer, harpist and dancer (d. 1601) probable – Jakub Polak, Polish lutenist and composer (d. c. 1605) probable – Jan Tollius, Dutch composer and choirmaster (d. c. 1603)
Deaths Matthias Greitter poet, cantor, composer and singer died in Strasbourg (b. c. 1495; presumably plague) – approx. year Silvestro Ganassi dal Fontego, musician and writer, died in Venice (b. 1492) – approx. year Johannes Galliculus, theorist and writer, died in Leipzig (b. c. 1490) – approx. year Pierre Moulu, Franco-Flemish composer (b. c. 1484) – approx. year Jean Richafort, Netherlandish composer (b. c. 1480)
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