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1530s . 1540s in music . 1550s

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The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions.

Contents 1 Events 2 Publications 2.1 1540 2.2 1541 2.3 1542 2.4 1544 2.5 1545 2.6 1546 2.7 1547 2.8 1549 3 Classical music 4 Births 4.1 1540 4.2 1542 4.3 1545 4.4 1546 5 Deaths

[edit] Events

• none listed

[edit] Publications

[edit] 1540

• Hans Neusidler - Ein newes Lautenbüchlein, a collection of lute music

[edit] 1541

• Gian Domenico del Giovane da Nola - Canzone villanesche a3, books 1 and 2.

[edit] 1542

• Jacques Arcadelt - First book of madrigals a3.
• Domenico Maria Ferrabosco - First book of madrigals a4.
• Cipriano de Rore - First book of madrigals a5.

[edit] 1544

• Hans Neusidler - three books of lute music: Das erst Buch: ein newes Lautenbüchlein, Das ander Buch: ein new künstlich Lautten Buch, and Das dritt Buch: ein new künstlich Lauten Buch.

[edit] 1545

• Gian Domenico del Giovane da Nola - Madrigals for four voices.

[edit] 1546

• Giovan Thomaso di Maio - Canzone villanesche a3, book 1.

[edit] 1547

• Loys Bourgeois - First book of four-part psalms, published for the Calvinists of Geneva
• Francesco Corteccia - First book of madrigals a4
• Hans Neusidler - Das erst Buch: ein newes Lautenbüchlein

[edit] 1549

• Claude Goudimel - book of chansons.
• Hans Neusidler - Das ander Buch: ein new künstlich Lauten Buch
• Gian Domenico del Giovane da Nola - Motets for five voices.

[edit] Classical music

[edit] Births

[edit] 1540

• date unknown - Giovanni Maria Artusi, Italian composer and theorist (died 1613)
• probable - William Byrd, English composer (died 1623)
• probable - Jakob Regnart, Franco-Flemish composer (died 1599)

[edit] 1542

• November 1 - Tarquinia Molza, Italian singer (died 1617)
• probable - Cesare Bendinelli, Italian trumpeter (died 1617)

[edit] 1545

• October 19 - Giovenale Ancina - Italian priest and composer (died 1604)
• probable
  • Gioseppe Caimo, Italian composer and organist (died post 1584)
  • Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Ferrarese composer (died 1607)

[edit] 1546

• date unknown - Luca Bati, Italian composer (died 1608)

[edit] Deaths

• 1543: probable - Ludwig Senfl, Swiss composer (born c.1486)
• 1545: April 10 - Constanzo Festa, Italian composer (born c.1485-1490)