1559 in music

none August 2026 1559 music Events Cipriano de Rore leaves his post as maestro di cappella in Ferrara when Alfonso II becomes duke. Publications Filippo Azzaiolo – it Il secondo libro de villotte del fiore alla padoana con alcune napolitanae e madrigali, for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Jacob Clemens non Papa Eighth book of masses: la Missa Pastores quidnam vidistis for five voices (Leuven: Pierre Phalèse), published posthumously Ninth book of masses: la Missa fr A la fontaine du prez for six voices (Leuven: Pierre Phalèse), published posthumously First through sixth books of motets for four voices (Leuven: Pierre Phalèse), published posthumously Pierre Clereau First book of fr chansons tant françoises qu'italiennes for three voices (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard) Tenth book of fr chansons tant françoises qu'italiennes for four voices (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard) Johannes de Cleve First book of motets for four, five, and six voices (Augsburg: Philipp Ulhard) Second book of motets for four, five, and six voices (Augsburg: Philipp Ulhard) Thomas Crecquillon – Seventh book of motets for four voices (Leuven: Pierre Phalèse), published posthumously Nicolao Dorati – Second book of madrigals for five, six, seven, and eight voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) Philibert Jambe de Fer – fr Psalmodie de quarante et un pseaumes royaux (Lyon: Michel Du Bois) Clément Janequin – fr Octante deux pseaumes de David traduits en rithme françoise par Cl. Marot et autres avec plusieurs cantiques (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard), published posthumously Mattheus Le Maistre – la Catechesis numeris musicis inclusa for three voices (Nuremberg: Johann Berg & Ulrich Neuber) Costanzo Porta First book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) First book of motets for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Adrian Willaert – Musica Nova Births date unknown - Adam Gumpelzhaimer, Bavarian composer and music theorist (d. 1625)2021 A Survey of the Art Works Connected to Adam Gumpelzhaimer with Revelations about his _Compendium musicae_ https://bl.iro.bl.uk/concern/articles/1cfedd50-f644-415c-b8c4-b1ec89d2e203?locale=de 2026-08-05 British Library Deaths October 2 – Jacquet of Mantua, composer (b. 1483) date unknown Nicolas Payen, choirmaster and composer (b. c. 1512) References Category:1550s in music Category:1559 in the arts Music Category:16th century in music Category:Music by year