1639 in music

none August 2026 1639 music The year 1639 in music involved some significant events. Publications Agostino Agazzari – la Litaniae Beatissimae Virginis, Op. 21 (Rome: Vincenzo Blanco) Francesco Corbetta – it De gli scherzi armonici, a collection of guitar music, published in Bologna Melchior Franck – de Zwey neue Christliche Epicedia for eight voices (Coburg: Johann Eyrich), two funeral motets Duarte Lobo – Second book of masses for four, five, and six voices (Antwerp: Balthasar Moreti for Plantin) Alessandro Piccinini – it Intavolatura di liuto (Bologna: Giacomo Monti & Carlo Zenero), published posthumously by his son Classical music Heinrich Schütz – Kleine geistliche Konzerte (Small Sacred Concertos), part 2 Opera Francesco Cavalli – Le nozze di Teti e di PeleoCorago https://corago.unibo.it/libretto/DPC0000009 2026-08-05 corago.unibo.it it Benedetto Ferrari – L'Armida Virgilio Mazzocchi and Marco Marazzoli – Chi soffre, speri, libretto by Cardinal Giulio Rospigliosi (later Pope Clement IX), première of the revised version at the Teatro Barberini in Rome Claudio Monteverdi – Adone, premièred in Venice Births February 4 – Alessandro Melani, Italian composer (died 1703) April 3 – Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (killed 1682) Deaths June 1 – Melchior Franck, composer (born 1579) July – Carlo Farina, violinist, conductor and composer (born c.1600) (plague) October 28 – Stefano Landi, composer and teacher (born 1587) References Category:17th century in music Category:Music by year