Overview of the events of 1550 in music
1550 in music involved some significant events.
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
Le napollitane, et alcuni madrigali for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)
First book of Canzon Villanesche alla Napolitana for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano), also includes a few pieces by Perissone Cambio
Heinrich Faber – Ad musicam practicam introductio , 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 Choralis Constantinus , 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.
July 3 – Jacobus Gallus , late Renaissance Czech composer of Slovene origin (d. 1591 )
December 6 (baptised) – Orazio Vecchi , Italian composer (d. 1605)
December 28 – 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)