January 22 - Thomas Tallis and William Byrd are granted a 25-year monopoly for printing and selling part-music and manuscript paper by Queen Elizabeth I of England.
The first performance of a mixed consort takes place in the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England.
First appearance of the dulcian in Nuremberg.
Tomás Luis de Victoria is ordained a priest.
Elias Nicolaus Ammerbach publishes Ein new künstlich Tabulaturbuch, a book of 40 vocal intabulations and one praeambulum.
Costanzo Antegnati publishes a book of four- and five-part motets.
Jean d'Arras publishes a chanson.
William Byrd & Thomas Tallis – Cantiones Sacrae
Ippolito Chamaterò publishes Li Magnificat, works for 8, 9, and 12 voices, in Venice.
Giovanni Ferretti publishes the Canzoni, his second book of light, secular pieces, for six voices
Gian Domenico del Giovane da Nola – Motets for six voices
Costanzo Porta – Litaniae, published in Venice.
Antonio Scandello – Newe schöne ausserlesene geistliche deudsche Lieder, published in Dresden.
Il secondo libro de madrigali a cinque voci de floridi virtuosi del Serenissimo Ducca di Baviera, an anthology of music by court composers from Munich, is published.
Kurtzer Ausszug der Christlichen und Catholischen Geseng, a defense of conservative music during the Reformation, is published.
December 18 - Michelagnolo Galilei, lutenist and composer (died 1631)
date unknown
John Bennet, English composer
Estêvão de Brito, Portuguese composer
Christoph Strauss, cantor, organist and composer (died 1631)
probable
Vittoria Aleotti, Italian composer (died c.1620)
Alfonso Ferrabosco the younger, viol player and composer (died 1628)
Ennemond Gaultier, French lutenist and composer (died 1651)
Giovanni Priuli, composer (died 1626)
Giovanni Maria Trabaci, composer (died 1647)
March 15 – Annibale Padovano, Venetian organist and composer (born 1527)
April 17 – Johann Bertram, German composer, kantor, and theologian
August 16 – Francesco Adriani, Italian composer
probable – Giacomo Gorzanis, Italian lutenist
possible (alternatively 1576) – Nicola Vicentino, Italian music theorist and composer (born 1511)
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