This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ... The table of years in music is a tabular display of all years in music, to provide an overview and quick navigation to any year. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions. ... The decade of the 1550s in music (years 1550-1559) involved some significant compositions. ... // Famous confrontation between Nicola Vicentino and Vicente Lusitano about the greek diatonic, chromatic and enharmonic genera. ... // none listed none listed October 18? - Luca Marenzio (c. ... // none listed Orlando de Lassus - First book of madrigals a5 Nicola Vicentino - Lantica musica ridotta alla moderna prattica (Ancient Music Adapted to Modern Practice), a treatise aimed at revising the chromatic and enharmonic genera of the ancient Greeks. ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... // Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... Events January 5 - Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands. ... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... Events January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of England July 13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. ... January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... ... Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Decades: 1480s 1490s 1500s 1510s 1520s - 1530s - 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s 1580s Years: 1530 1531 1532 1533 1534 1535 1536 1537 1538 1539 Events and Trends Spanish conquest of Peru Beginning of colonization of Brazil Categories: 1530s ... Events and Trends 1541 Hernando de Soto is the first European to see the Mississippi River. ... Events and Trends Categories: 1550s ... William Shakespeare is born. ... Significant Events and Trends Transition from the Muromachi to the Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan Categories: 1570s ... Events and Trends The beginnings of the Golden Age of Literature in England Sir Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland as Englands first overseas colony in 1583 Francis Drake had come back from going around the world, bringing back with him many treasures. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... See also: 1555 in art, other 1556 events, 1557 in art, and list of years in art // December 23 - Nicholas Udall, English dramatist (born 1504) date unknown - Lorenzo Lotto, Italian painter (born 1480) date unknown - Jan Mostaert, Haarlem painter (born c. ... (Redirected from 1556 in literature) See also: 15th century in literature, other events of the 16th century, 17th century in literature, list of years in literature. ...

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• June 10 - Martin Agricola, German theorist and composer (born 1486)