411 REFERENCE · Wikipedia
1626 in music
Reference material by Wikipedia contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
none August 2026
1626 music
The year 1626 in music involved some significant events.
Events
Tarquinio Merula returns to Cremona.
Paolo Agostino succeeds Vincenzo Ugolini as conductor of the pope's orchestra in St. Peter's Basilica.
Bands formed
Les Vingt-quatre Violons du RoiLes Vingt-quatre Violons du roi : l’orchestre de Versailles (1626-1761) https://cmbv.fr/en/node/3241 2026-08-05 Centre de musique baroque de Versailles en
Publications
Classical music
Paolo Agostino – Second book of masses, for four voices
Gregor Aichinger – la Flores musici ad mensam SS. convivii... (Augsburg: Johann Ulrich Schönigk)
Adriano Banchieri – it Il Virtuoso Ritrovo Academico Del Dissonante, publicamente praticato con variati Concerti Musicali A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Voci ò Stromenti, nell'Academia di Filomusi, Op. 49 (Venice: Bartolomeo Magni)
Antonio Brunelli – it Fioretti spirituali for one, two, three, four, and five voices, Op. 15 (Venice: Bartolomeo Magni)
Giovanni Battista Buonamente – it Il quarto libro de varie de sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, corrente, e brandi per sonar con due violini & un basso di viola, published in Venice
Camillo Cortellini – it Messe concertate for eight voices (Venice: Alessandro Vicenti)
Carlo Farina – it Libro delle pavane, gagliarde, brand: mascharata, aria franzesa, volte, balletti, sonate, canzone
Melchior Franck
de Hertzlicher Wuntsch auff vorgenommene Reyse glücklichen Fortgang und fröliche Wiederkunfft auch zu einem glückseligen Friedund Frewdenreichen lieben Newen Jahr for five voices (Coburg: Johann Forckel), a New Year's motet
de Newes Christliches HochzeitGesang Auß dem XXV. Capitel Syrachs for five voices (Coburg: Kaspar Bertsch), a wedding motet
de Der XCI. Psalm Davids for six voices (Coburg: Kaspar Bertsch), a birthday motet
de Buszgesang von Ninive (Wach auff vom tiefen Schlaf der Sünden) for eight voices (Coburg: Johann Forckel for Friedrich Gruner)
la Assaphus Bernhardinus lingua binus voce trinus for three voices (Nuremberg: Simon Halbmayer), a motet in Latin and German
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger – it Libro terzo d'intavolatura di chitarrone (Rome: M. Privii)
Giovanni Pasta – it Affetti d'Erato. Madrigali in concerto..., book 1 (Venice: Alessandro Vincenti)
Johann Hermann Schein – Opella nova (Little new works), volume 2, a collection of sacred concertos
Theory and Practice
Francisco Correa de Arauxo – es Facultad organica (Alcala: Antonio Arnau), a book on the theory and practice of organ playing
Opera
Domenico Mazzochi – La catena d'Adone
Births
August 12 (baptized) – Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer (died 1690)
date unknown
Wolfgang Carl Briegel, organist and composer (died 1712)
Marusia Churai, composer, poet and singer (died 1689)
probable – Louis Couperin, French harpsichordist and composer (died 1661)
Deaths
February 20 – John Dowland, composer and lutenist (born 1563)
May 17 – Joan Pau Pujol, organist and composer (born 1570)
June – Samuel Rüling, poet and composer (born 1586)
date unknown
John Cooper, English composer (born c.1570)
Giovanni Priuli, organist and composer
probable – Francesco Rognoni Taeggio, composer
References