See also: 1570 in music, other events of 1571, 1572 in music, list of years in music. See also: 1569 in music, other events of 1570, 1571 in music, list of years in music. ... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina becomes maestro di cappella at the Julian Chapel, St. Peter's, Rome
• Andrea Gabrieli writes the music for the festivities celebrating the victory of the Venetians over the Turks after the Battle of Lepanto.
• Orlande de Lassus visits France at the personal invitation of King Charles IX, who unsuccessfully attempts to employ him
• Tomás Luis de Victoria begins teaching at the Collegio Germanico in Rome
• Bálint Bakfark, Hungarian lutenist, moves to Padua, Italy

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. ... Interior view, with the nave of the Cattedra in the back St. ... 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. ... Battle of Lepanto Conflict Ottoman invasion of Europe Date 7 October 1571 Place Gulf of Corinth Result Holy League victory The Battle of Lepanto was a major battle fought off the west coast of what is now Greece on 7 October 1571. ... Orlande de Lassus, a. ... Charles IX ( June 27, 1550 – May 30, 1574) was born Charles-Maximilien, the son of King Henri II of France and Catherine de Medici. ... Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 – August 20, 1611) was a gifted Spanish composer of the late Renaissance. ... The lute is a plucked string instrument with a fretted neck and a deep round back. ...

Publications

• Elias Ammerbach publishes the first printed German organ music, the tablature Orgel oder Instrument Tabulatur
• Orlande de Lassus publishes two books of music in Paris, including some of his most famous chansons
• Gioseffo Zarlino published Dimonstrationi harmoniche, which establishes the primacy of the major mode
• Philippe de Monte publishes his fourth book of madrigals, in Venice

Elias Ammerbach (Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach) (c. ... Orlande de Lassus, a. ... Chanson is a French word for song, and in English-language contexts is often applied to any song with French words, particularly a cabaret song. ... Gioseffo Zarlino (January 31 or March 22, 1517 – February 4, 1590), was an Italian music theorist and composer of the Renaissance. ... In music theory, the major scale is one of the diatonic scales. ... This article is about modes as used in music. ... Philippe de Monte (1521 – July 4, 1603) was a Flemish composer of the late Renaissance. ... A madrigal is a setting for 4–6 voices of a secular text, often in Italian. ... Venice is known for its waterways and gondolas Gondola. ...

Births

• January 15 (baptized) - Henry Ainsworth, author of the Ainsworth Psalter, the only book of music brought by the Pilgrim settlers to the Massachussetts Bay Colony in 1620.
• February 15 (possibly) - Michael Praetorius, German composer and music theorist
• May 17 - William White, English composer
• August 7 - Thomas Lupo, English composer of instrumental music
• December 27 - Johannes Kepler, astronomer and writer on music
• Filipe de Magalhães, Portuguese composer
• Leon Modena, Italian rabbi, cantor, scholar and writer on music
• John Ward, English composer of madrigals

January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Henry Ainsworth, (1571-1622) was an English Nonconformist clergyman and scholar, was born of a farming family of Swanton Morley, Norfolk. ... The Massachusetts Bay Colony (sometimes called by the name Massachusetts Bay Company, for the institution that founded it) was the direct predecessor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay and then the state of Massachusetts. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Michael Praetorius (probably February 15, 1571 – February 15, 1621) was a German composer and writer on music. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630), a key figure in the scientific revolution, was a German astronomer, mathematician and astrologer. ... For the manager of Cheltenham Town F.C., see John Ward (football manager) John Montgomery Ward (March 3, 1860 – March 4, 1925) was a 19th century professional baseball player, league official, labor organizer and manager. ...

Deaths

• Bernardino de Ribera, Spanish composer