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Publications Simon Boyleau – for four, five, and six voices (Milan: Cesare Pozzo) Joachim a Burck for five voices (Nuremberg: Ulrich Neuber & Johann vom Berg, Erben) Song in honor of the wedding of Johann Gunther and Anna Antonia (Mühlhausen: Georg Hantzsch) Pierre Clereau – First and second books of for three voices (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard), settings of poems by Pierre de Ronsard, later reprinted in one volume Andrea Gabrieli – First book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Claude Goudimel Seventh book of psalms in the form of motets for four voices (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard) Eighth book of psalms in the form of motets for four voices (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard) Francisco Guerrero – First book of masses for four and five voices (Paris: Nicolas du Chemin) Jacquet of Mantua – for four and five voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto), a collection of Vesper hymns, published posthumously Orlande de Lassus Fourth book of motets for six and eight voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) for four voices (Antwerp: Jean Laet) Mattheus Le Maistre – (Sacred and Secular German Songs) for four and five voices (Wittenberg: Johann Schwertel) Francisco Leontaritis – First book of motets for five voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Claudio Merulo – First book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Claudio da Correggio & Fausto Bethanio) Melchior Neusidler – (two volumes) Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Costanzo Porta for five voices (Venice: Claudio da Correggio & Fausto Betanio) for five voices (Venice: Claudio da Correggio & Fausto Betanio)
Births March 30 – Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa, madrigalist, composer of church music (d. 1613) date unknown – Lucia Quinciani, Italian composer.
Deaths March 26 – Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish composer and organist of the Renaissance (b. 1510) October 31 – Richard Edwardes, English choral musician, playwright and poet (b. 1525)
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