See also: 1569 in music, other events of 1570, 1571 in music, list of years in music. Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Approximate beginning date of the late Italian madrigal style
• Luzzasco Luzzaschi becomes master of Duke Alfonso of Ferrara's private musica da camera, which was soon to become one of the most distinguished in Europe
• Orlande de Lassus is made a nobleman by Emperor Maximilian II, and knighted by Pope Gregory XIII
• Formation in Paris of Antoine de Baïf's Académie de Poésie et Musique, and consequent development of musique mesurée by composers such as Claude Le Jeune and Guillaume Costeley
• First appearance of the air de cour, an ubiquitous type of popular secular music in France until around 1650
• Lázaro del Álamo leaves his post as maestro di capilla in Mexico City
• Approximate date of the "Son de la Má Teodora", the earliest surviving example of son montuno from Cuba

The Italian Republic or Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. ... A madrigal is a setting for 4–6 voices of a secular text, often in Italian. ... Luzzasco Luzzaschi (c. ... Orlande de Lassus, a. ... Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II Maximilian II of the Habsburg dynasty was born in 1527 at Vienna and died in 1576 in Regensburg. ... Pope Gregory XIII (1502-1585) Gregory XIII, né Ugo Buoncampagno (January 7, 1502 – April 10, 1585) was pope (1572 – 1585). ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Air de cour was a popular type of secular vocal music in France in the very late Renaissance and early Baroque period, from about 1570 until around 1650. ... Events June 23 - Claimant King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland arrives in Scotland, the only of the three Kingdoms that has accepted him as ruler. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of, and largest city in, Mexico. ... Arsenio Rodríguez initially developed son montuno from son. ... The Republic of Cuba is an archipelago in the northern Caribbean that lies at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. ...

Publications

• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina publishes his third book of masses, for four to six voices, in Rome
• Andrea Gabrieli publishes second book of madrigals, for five to eight voices, in Venice
• Orlande de Lassus publishes two books of sacred music, one in Louvain and one in Venice
• Maddalena Casulana publishes her second book of madrigals, the second printed collection of music by a woman in European history

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (Born in Palestrina (Praeneste) or Rome, 1525, latest February 1, 1526 – February 2, 1594 in Rome) was an Italian composer of Renaissance music. ... This article discusses the Mass as a standard form of classical music composition. ... Location within Italy The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of its Latium region. ... Andrea Gabrieli (c. ... Venice is known for its waterways and gondolas Gondola. ... Orlande de Lassus, a. ... Leuven in 2004 Leuven (Louvain in French, Löwen in German) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, of which it is the capital. ... Maddalena Casulana (c. ...

Births

• June 13 (baptized) - Paul Peuerl, German composer and organist
• June 18 (baptized) - Juan Pujol, Catalan composer
• August 19 - Salamone Rossi, Italian composer
• October 21 - Wolfgang Schonsleder, German composer and music theorist
• Giovanni Paolo Cima, Italian composer
• Ignazio Donati, Italian composer
• John Farmer, English madrigal composer
• Francis Pilkington, English madrigal composer

June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... Paul Peuerl (baptised June 13, 1570, died after 1625) was a German organist, organ builder, renovator and repairer, and composer of instrumental music. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... Juan Pujol (Joan Pau Pujol) (baptized June 18, 1570 – May 17, 1626) was a Catalan composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Salamone Rossi (about 1570 – about 1630) was an Italian violinist and composer of the Jewish faith. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... Ignazio Donati (c. ... John Farmer (1570? – 1601) was an English composer, mainly of madrigals. ...

Deaths

• Jean Maillard, French composer (approximate date)
• Diego Ortiz, Spanish music theorist and composer (approximate date)
• Tomás de Santa María, Spanish music theorist, organist and composer
• March 25 - Johann Walter, German composer