See also: 1574 in music, other events of 1575, 1576 in music, list of years in music See also: 1573 in music, other events of 1574, 1575 in music, list of years in music. ... Events February 13 - Henry III of France is crowned at Reims February 14 - Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont June 28 - Oda Nobunaga defeats Takeda Katsuyori in the battle of Nagashino, which has been called Japans first modern battle. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• The first performance of a mixed consort in the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England.
• First appearance of the dulcian in Nuremberg.

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... The dulcian is a Renaissance bass woodwind instrument, with a double reed and a folded conical bore. ... Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. ...

Publications

• Elias Nicolaus Ammerbach publishes Ein new künstlich Tabulaturbuch, a book of 40 vocal intabulations and one praeambulum.
• Constanzo Antegnati publishes a book of four- and five-part motets.
• Jean d'Arras publishes a chanson.
• William Byrd and Tallis publish the Cantiones
• Il secondo libro de madrigali a cinque voci de floridi virtuosi del Serenissimo Ducca di Baviera, an anthology of music by court composers from Munich, is published.
• Kurtzer Ausszug der Christlichen und Catholischen Geseng, a defense of conservative music during the Reformation, is published.
• Costanzo Porta publishes Litaniae in Venice.

Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach (c. ... In Western music, motet is a word that is applied to a number of highly varied choral musical compositions. ... Jean dArras was a 15th century North French tale-teller (trouvere) of whom all we know is that he collaborated with Antoine du Val and Fouquart de Cambrai in putting together a collection of stories entitled Les Vangiles de Quenouille (The spinners Tales). The frame story is that these... 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. ... William Byrd William Byrd (1540? – July 4, 1623) was one of the most celebrated English composers in the Renaissance. ... An anthology, literally a garland or collection of flowers, is a collection of literary works, originally of poems, but in recent years its usage has broadened to be applied to collections of short stories and comic strips. ... Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. ... The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ... Constanzo Porta (1528 or 1529 – May 19, 1601) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance, and a representative of what is known today as the Venetian School. ... View of Venice to San Giorgio Maggiore island from St Marks Campanile. ...

Births

• Agostino Agresta, Italian composer
• Vittoria Aleotti, Italian composer
• Girolamo Baglioni, Italian composer
• Pierre Ballard, French music printer for King Henry IV and King Louis XIII
• Lelio Basile, Italian composer
• Gabriel Bataille, French composer and lutenist
• Lodovico Bellanda, Italian composer and organist
• Guiseppe Belloni, Italian composer
• John Bennet, English composer
• Estêvão de Brito, Portuguese composer

A composer is a person who writes music. ... Vittoria Aleotti (1575–after 1620) believed to be one in the same as Raffaella Aleotti ( 1570–after 1646) was an Italian composer and organist. ... The word printer is used to describe a company that provides commercial printing services, involving typesetting, printing and book-binding. ... Henry IV (French: Henri IV; April 1, 1553 – May 14, 1610), was the first monarch of the Bourbon dynasty in France. ... Louis XIII (September 27, 1601 – May 14, 1643), called the Just (French: le Juste), was King of France from 1610 to 1643. ... The lute is a plucked string instrument with a fretted neck and a deep round back. ... An organist is a musician who plays the organ, whether pipe or electronic. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004...

Deaths

• April 17 - Johann Bertram, German composer, kantor, and theologian
• August 16 - Francesco Adriani, Italian composer