1616 in music explained

Events

• Johann Hermann Schein becomes cantor of Thomasschule zu Leipzig
• Manuel Correia joins his father as a singer in the ducal capela at Vila Viçosa, Portugal.
• Librettist Andrea Salvadori becomes court poet to the Medici family.^[1]

Musical groups formed

• A collegium musicum is founded in Prague.^[2]

Publications

• Gregor Aichinger – Triplex liturgiarum fasciculus e tribus ac diversis optimorum musicorum modulis concinnatus... (Augsburg: Johannes Praetorius)
• Bartolomeo Barbarino – Canzonettas for one and two voices, with some for solo voice, either soprano or tenor, with theorbo or other instruments (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino)
• Valerio Bona – Lamentations for Holy Week with the Benedictus and Miserere for each day, for two choirs with continuo, Op. 22 (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti)
• Bernardino Borlasca – Latin: Scala Iacob (Jacob's Ladder) for eight voices and various instruments, Op. 6 (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti), a collection of sacred songs for all solemnities of the year
• Antonio Brunelli – Third book of Italian: Scherzi, arie, canzonette, e madrigali for one, two, and three voices, Op. 12 (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti)
• Sethus Calvisius – German: Schwanengesang (Swan song) for eight voices (Leipzig: Lorenz Kober), a setting of Psalm 90 verse 10, published posthumously
• Antonio Cifra – First book of Italian: Scherzi sacri for one, two, three, and four voices, Op. 22 (Rome: Giovanni Battista Robletti)
• Ignazio Donati – Italian: Motetti a cinque voci in concerto (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti)
• Melchior Franck
  • German: Geistlichen Musicalischen Lustgartens Erster Theil for four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine voices or instruments (Nuremberg: Georg Leopold Fuhrmann), a collection of motets
  • German: Newes Hochzeit Gesang ausz dem ersten Capitel deß Hohenlieds Salomonis for five voices (Coburg: Justus Hauck), a wedding motet
  • German: Musicalische Glückwünschung for six voices (Coburg: Justus Hauck), a wedding motet
  • German: Zwey Newe Hochzeit Gesäng for six voices (Coburg: Justus Hauck), a wedding motet
  • German: Newes Hochzeit Gesang ausz dem 26. Capitel Sirachs for six voices (Coburg: Justus Hauck), a wedding motet
  • Latin: Tricinium Novum German: (Wie ein Kauffmann das Himmelreich) (Coburg: Justus Hauck)
  • Latin: Lilia Musicalia for four voices (Nuremberg: Georg Leopold Fuhrmann), a collection of secular songs and dances
• Joachim van den Hove – Latin: Praeludia testudinis for two voices or violins (Leiden: Godefridus Basson)
• Sigismondo d'India
  • Fourth book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino)
  • Fifth book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino)
• Scipione Lacorcia – Second book of madrigals for five voices (Naples: Giovanni Giacomo Carlino)
• Luca Marenzio – Motets for five, six, and seven voices with organ bass (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino), published posthumously
• Simone Molinaro – Latin: Passio domini nostri Iesu Christi secundum Matthaeum, Marcum, Lucam, et Ioannem (Loano: Francesco Castello)
• Pietro Pace – Scherzi, arie, et madrigali a 1–4 v..., Op. 13 (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti)
• Giuseppe Palazzotto e Tagliavia – First book of motets (Palermo: Giovanni Battista Maringo)
• Claudio Pari – Third book of madrigals for five voices (Palermo: Giovanni Battista Maringo)
• Peter Philips
  • Latin: Deliciae sacrae (Sacred Delights) for two and three voices with organ bass (Antwerp: Pierre Phalèse)
  • French: Les Rossignols spirituels (The Spiritual Nightengales), a collection of sacred songs for two voices with organ bass (Valenciennes: Jean Vervliet)
• Hieronymus Praetorius – Liber Missarum (Hamburg: Henrico Carstens) ^[3]
• Nicolas Vallet – Le Secret des Muses, book 2^[4]

Classical music

• Girolamo Frescobaldi – Peccavi super numerum, motet for 3 voices and basso continuo
• Claudio Monteverdi – Tirsi e Clori (ballet)

Opera

• Domenico Belli's' Orfeo dolente
• Claudio Monteverdi – Le nozze di Tetide (lost)

Births

• February 28 – Kaspar Förster, opera composer (d. 1673)
• May 18 – Johann Jakob Froberger, composer and organist (died 1667)
• September – Jacques de Saint-Luc, lutenist and composer (died c.1710)
• date unknown – Matthias Weckman, German composer (died 1674)
• probable – Maurizio Cazzati, Italian composer (died 1678)

Deaths

• June 6 – Cornelis Schuyt, organist and composer (born 1557)
• unknown date – Johann Steffens, German organist and composer (born c.1560)^[5]
• probable
  • Krzysztof Klabon, composer, lutenist, and singer (born c.1550)
  • Giuliano Paratico, singer and chitarrone player (born c.1550)

Notes and References

1. Harness, Kelley (2001). "Salvadori, Andrea" in Stanley Sadie (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd edition), Volume 22.
2. Book: Haar . James . European Music, 1520-1640 . 2006 . Boydell Press . 978-1-84383-200-3 . 367 . en.
3. https://bildsuche.digitale-sammlungen.de/index.html?c=viewer&bandnummer=bsb00094258&pimage=5&v=100&nav=&l=en Reproduction of alto part book on Bayerische Staatsbibliothek site
4. Book: JOHN RENBOURN. Complete Anthology of Medieval & Renaissance Music for Guitar. 25 February 2011. Mel Bay Publications. 978-1-61065-042-7. 174.
5. Book: Willi Apel. The History of Keyboard Music to 1700. 1997. Indiana University Press. 0-253-21141-7. 347.