Thomas Weelkes becomes organist at Winchester College.
The "first documented European music education" in the United States begins in a colony in New Mexico, founded by a group of Spanish friars accompanying Juan de Oñate.
Adriano Banchieri – La pazzia senile, a madrigal comedy
Michael Cavendish - Ayres in Tabletorie
Giles Farnaby – Canzonets to Fowre Voyces
Thomas Weelkes – Balletts And Madrigals to five voyces
John Wilbye – The First Set Of English Madrigals To 3. 4. 5. and 6. voices
April 9 - Johann Crüger, composer of hymns (died 1662)
date unknown
Charles d'Helfer, French baroque composer and maître de musique at Soissons Cathedral (died 1661)
Charles Racquet, organist and composer (died 1664)
Jan Vencálek, composer for lute and voice (date of death unknown)
April 8 - Ludwig Helmbold, poet of chorales (born 1532)
May 3 - Anna Guarini, virtuoso singer (born 1563)
December – Giovanni Dragoni, composer and maestro di cappella (born c.1540)
date unknown
Adrian Le Roy, French music publisher, lutenist, guitarist, composer and music educator (born c.1520)
Christoph Fischer or Vischer, hymnist (born c.1518/1520)
probable - Simon Bar Jona Madelka, composer
Teodora Ginés, Dominican musician and composer (born c. 1530)
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