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1490s . 1500s in music . 1510s

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The decade of the 1500s in music (1500-1509) involved some significant compositions. They were very famous musicians and composers of this time.

Contents 1 Events 2 Publications 3 Compositions 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Events

• 1503: Pierre de la Rue, Alexander Agricola and Henry Bredemers travel to Heidelberg with the Habsburg court, where they most probably meet Arnolt Schlick.
• c. 1503: Josquin des Prez leaves France and is employed by Ercole d'Este I in Ferrara; he will leave in 1504 to Condé-sur-l'Escaut.
• 1506: Antoine Brumel settles in Ferrara, replacing Jacob Obrecht (who died in 1505) at Ercole d'Este's court.
• 1507: Paul Hofhaimer settles in Augsburg.

[edit] Publications

See also: List of publications by Ottaviano Petrucci

• 1501: Harmonice musices odhecaton A, the first printed collection of polyphonic music, published by Ottaviano Petrucci in Venice. It was followed by two more volumes, in 1502 and 1503.
• 1507: Francesco Spinacino - Intabolatura de lauto (two volumes), the earliest known publication of lute music
• 1508: Joan Ambrosio Dalza - Intabolatura de lauto libro quarto

[edit] Compositions

• 1502: Josquin des Prez - Salve regina, for five voices.

[edit] Births

• 1502: Francesco Corteccia, Italian composer (died 1571)
• c. 1505: Thomas Tallis, English composer (died 1585)

[edit] Deaths

• 1505: Jacob Obrecht, Flemish composer (born 1457 or 1458)