1566 in music

none December 2025 1566 music Events none listed Publications Simon Boyleau – la Modulationes in Magnificat ad omnes tropos for four, five, and six voices (Milan: Cesare Pozzo) Joachim a Burck la Harmoniae sacrae for five voices (Nuremberg: Ulrich Neuber & Johann vom Berg, Erben) Song in honor of the wedding of Johann Gunther and Anna Antonia (Mühlhausen: Georg Hantzsch) Pierre Clereau – First and second books of fr odes de Ronsard for three voices (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard), settings of poems by Pierre de Ronsard, later reprinted in one volume Andrea Gabrieli – First book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Claude Goudimel Seventh book of psalms in the form of motets for four voices (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard) Eighth book of psalms in the form of motets for four voices (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard) Francisco Guerrero – First book of masses for four and five voices (Paris: Nicolas du Chemin) Jacquet of Mantua – la Himni vesperorum totius anni for four and five voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto), a collection of Vesper hymns, published posthumously Orlande de Lassus Fourth book of motets for six and eight voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) fr Nouvelles chansons for four voices (Antwerp: Jean Laet) Mattheus Le Maistre – de Geistliche und Weltliche Teutsche Geseng (Sacred and Secular German Songs) for four and five voices (Wittenberg: Johann Schwertel) Francisco Leontaritis – First book of motets for five voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Claudio Merulo – First book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Claudio da Correggio & Fausto Bethanio) Melchior Neusidler – it Il primo libro intabolatura di liuto (two volumes) Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – it Il desiderio secondo libro Costanzo Porta la Musica in introitus missarum quae in diebus dominicis toto anno celebrantur for five voices (Venice: Claudio da Correggio & Fausto Betanio) la Musica in introitus missarum quae in solemnitatibus sanctorum omnium toto anno celebrantur for five voices (Venice: Claudio da Correggio & Fausto Betanio) Births March 30 – Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa, madrigalist, composer of church music (d. 1613) date unknown – Lucia Quinciani, Italian composer. Deaths March 26 – Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish composer and organist of the Renaissance (b. 1510)https://www.britannica.com/biography/Antonio-de-Cabezon Antonio de Cabezón Encyclopædia Britannica 10 December 2025 October 31 – Richard Edwardes, English choral musician, playwright and poet (b. 1525) References Category:1560s in music Category:1566 in the arts Music Category:16th century in music Category:Music by year