1616 in music

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Events

Johann Hermann Schein becomes cantor of Thomasschule zu Leipzig
Manuel Correia joins his father as a singer in the ducal capela at Vila Viçosa, Portugal.
Librettist Andrea Salvadori becomes court poet to the Medici family.^[1]

Musical groups formed

A collegium musicum is founded in Prague.^[2]

Publications

Gregor Aichinger – Triplex liturgiarum fasciculus e tribus ac diversis optimorum musicorum modulis concinnatus... (Augsburg: Johannes Praetorius)
Bartolomeo Barbarino – Canzonettas for one and two voices, with some for solo voice, either soprano or tenor, with theorbo or other instruments (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino)
Valerio Bona – Lamentations for Holy Week with the Benedictus and Miserere for each day, for two choirs with continuo, Op. 22 (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti)
Bernardino Borlasca – Scala Iacob (Jacob's Ladder) for eight voices and various instruments, Op. 6 (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti), a collection of sacred songs for all solemnities of the year
Antonio Brunelli – Third book of Scherzi, arie, canzonette, e madrigali for one, two, and three voices, Op. 12 (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti)
Sethus Calvisius – Schwanengesang (Swan song) for eight voices (Leipzig: Lorenz Kober), a setting of Psalm 90 verse 10, published posthumously
Antonio Cifra – First book of Scherzi sacri for one, two, three, and four voices, Op. 22 (Rome: Giovanni Battista Robletti)
Ignazio Donati – Motetti a cinque voci in concerto (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti)
Melchior Franck
- Geistlichen Musicalischen Lustgartens Erster Theil for four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine voices or instruments (Nuremberg: Georg Leopold Fuhrmann), a collection of motets
- Newes Hochzeit Gesang ausz dem ersten Capitel deß Hohenlieds Salomonis for five voices (Coburg: Justus Hauck), a wedding motet
- Musicalische Glückwünschung for six voices (Coburg: Justus Hauck), a wedding motet
- Zwey Newe Hochzeit Gesäng for six voices (Coburg: Justus Hauck), a wedding motet
- Newes Hochzeit Gesang ausz dem 26. Capitel Sirachs for six voices (Coburg: Justus Hauck), a wedding motet
- Tricinium Novum (Wie ein Kauffmann das Himmelreich) (Coburg: Justus Hauck)
- Lilia Musicalia for four voices (Nuremberg: Georg Leopold Fuhrmann), a collection of secular songs and dances
Joachim van den Hove – Praeludia testudinis for two voices or violins (Leiden: Godefridus Basson)
Sigismondo d'India
- Fourth book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino)
- Fifth book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino)
Scipione Lacorcia – Second book of madrigals for five voices (Naples: Giovanni Giacomo Carlino)
Luca Marenzio – Motets for five, six, and seven voices with organ bass (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino), published posthumously
Simone Molinaro – Passio domini nostri Iesu Christi secundum Matthaeum, Marcum, Lucam, et Ioannem (Loano: Francesco Castello)
Pietro Pace – Scherzi, arie, et madrigali a 1–4 v..., Op. 13 (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti)
Giuseppe Palazzotto e Tagliavia – First book of motets (Palermo: Giovanni Battista Maringo)
Claudio Pari – Third book of madrigals for five voices (Palermo: Giovanni Battista Maringo)
Peter Philips
- Deliciae sacrae (Sacred Delights) for two and three voices with organ bass (Antwerp: Pierre Phalèse)
- Les Rossignols spirituels (The Spiritual Nightengales), a collection of sacred songs for two voices with organ bass (Valenciennes: Jean Vervliet)
Hieronymus Praetorius – Liber Missarum (Hamburg: Henrico Carstens) ^[3]
Nicolas Vallet – Le Secret des Muses, book 2^[4]

Classical music

Girolamo Frescobaldi – Peccavi super numerum, motet for 3 voices and basso continuo
Claudio Monteverdi – Tirsi e Clori (ballet)

Opera

Domenico Belli's' Orfeo dolente
Claudio Monteverdi – Le nozze di Tetide (lost)

Births

February 28 – Kaspar Förster, opera composer (d. 1673)
May 18 – Johann Jakob Froberger, composer and organist (died 1667)
September – Jacques de Saint-Luc, lutenist and composer (died c.1710)
date unknown – Matthias Weckman, German composer (died 1674)
probable – Maurizio Cazzati, Italian composer (died 1678)

Deaths

June 6 – Cornelis Schuyt, organist and composer (born 1557)
unknown date – Johann Steffens, German organist and composer (born c.1560)^[5]
probable
- Krzysztof Klabon, composer, lutenist, and singer (born c.1550)
- Giuliano Paratico, singer and chitarrone player (born c.1550)

References

^ Harness, Kelley (2001). "Salvadori, Andrea" in Stanley Sadie (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd edition), Volume 22.
^ Haar, James (2006). European Music, 1520-1640. Boydell Press. p. 367. ISBN 978-1-84383-200-3.
^ Reproduction of alto part book on Bayerische Staatsbibliothek site
^ JOHN RENBOURN (25 February 2011). Complete Anthology of Medieval & Renaissance Music for Guitar. Mel Bay Publications. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-61065-042-7.
^ Willi Apel (1997). The History of Keyboard Music to 1700. Indiana University Press. p. 347. ISBN 0-253-21141-7.

[1] Harness, Kelley (2001). "Salvadori, Andrea" in Stanley Sadie (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd edition), Volume 22.

[2] Haar, James (2006). European Music, 1520-1640. Boydell Press. p. 367. ISBN 978-1-84383-200-3.

[3] Reproduction of alto part book on Bayerische Staatsbibliothek site

[4] JOHN RENBOURN (25 February 2011). Complete Anthology of Medieval & Renaissance Music for Guitar. Mel Bay Publications. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-61065-042-7.

[5] Willi Apel (1997). The History of Keyboard Music to 1700. Indiana University Press. p. 347. ISBN 0-253-21141-7.

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