1638 in music

none August 2026 1638 music The year 1638 in music involved some significant events. Events February 6 – Luminalia, a masque written by Sir William Davenant and designed by Inigo Jones, is staged at the English Court. The work features music by Nicholas Lanier. Publications Antonio Cifra – la Sacrae cantiones for two, three, four, six, and eight voices (Rome: Vincenzo Blanco for Ludovico Grignani), published posthumously Claudio Monteverdi – it Madrigali guerrieri, et amorosi con alcuni opuscoli in genere rappresentativo, che saranno per brevi Episodij fra i canti senza gesto. Libro ottavo di Claudio Monteverde Maestro di Capella della Serenissima Republica di Venetia (Eighth book of madrigals for five voices) (Venice: Alessandro Vincenti) Classical music Nicolas Formé – la Ecce tu pulchra es, a double choir motet Opera Benedetto Ferrari and Francesco Manelli – it La maga fulminata, premiered at Teatro San Cassiano, in Venice Michelangelo Rossi – it Andromeda, premiered in Ferrara. Births July 15 – Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani, Italian composer and violinist (d. c. 1693) date unknown – Diogo Dias Melgás, composer (died 1700) Deaths January 21 – Ignazio Donati, composer (born c.1570) May 27 – Nicolas Formé, French composer (born 1567) September – John Wilbye, composer (born 1574) November 6 – Gabriel Díaz Bessón, composer (born 1590) date unknown – Francis Pilkington, composer, lutenist and singer (born c.1565)Francis Pilkington English Renaissance Composer & Lutenist Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-Pilkington 2026-08-05 www.britannica.com en probable – Settimia Caccini, composer and singer (born 1591) References Category:17th century in music Category:Music by year