Claudio Monteverdi marries court singer Claudia Cattaneo,
Gregor Aichinger begins a two-year sojourn in Rome.
John Bennet – Madrigalls to Foure Voyces
John Farmer – The First Set Of English Madrigals: To Foure Voices
Hans Leo Hassler – book of masses, published in Nuremberg
Luca Marenzio – Ninth book of madrigals a5
Philipp Nicolai
"Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"
"Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern"
None recorded
March 23 - Thomas Selle, composer (died 1663)
October 10 - Étienne Moulinié, composer (died 1676)
January 22 - Cristofano Malvezzi, organist and composer (born 1547)
August 22 – Luca Marenzio, Italian composer (born c.1553)
October 16 – Jakob Regnart, Franco-Flemish composer (born c.1540)
November 8 – Francisco Guerrero, composer (born 1528)
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