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See also: 1600 in music, other events of 1601, 1602 in music, list of years in music. See also: 1599 in music, other events of 1600, 1601 in music, list of years in music. ... Events February 8 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Elizabeth I of England - revolt is quickly crushed February 25 - Robert Devereux beheaded Jesuit Matteo Ricci arrives in China Bad harvest in Russia due to rainy summer Dutch troops drive Portuguese from MÃ¡laga Battle of Kinsale, Ireland Births... See also: 1601 in music, other events of 1602, 1603 in music, list of years in music. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

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2 Publications
3 Classical music
4 Opera
5 Births
6 Deaths

Events

Monteverdi appointed maestro di musica to Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga at Mantua

For the composer see Claudio Monteverdi For the Swiss automobile brand created by Peter Monteverdi, see Monteverdi (car) Monteverde Monte Verde Category: ... The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708. ... Mantua (in Italian Mantova, in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo language Mantua) is an important city in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province with the same name. ...

Publications

Giulio Caccini – Le nuove musiche (The New Music)

Caccini, Le Nuove musiche, 1601, title page Giulio Caccini (October 8, 1551 â€“ December 10, 1618) was an Italian composer, teacher, singer, instrumentalist and writer of the very late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. ...

Classical music

Opera

Births

Deaths

January 4 - Laura Peverara, singer (born c1550)
May 19 - Costanzo Porta, composer (born c1528)
date unknown - Scipione Ammirato (born 1537)
date unknown - Girolamo Dalla Casa, composer

Categories: 1601 | Years in music January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Laura Peverara (ca. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... Constanzo Porta (1528 or 1529 â€“ May 19, 1601) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance, and a representative of what is known today as the Venetian School. ... Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ... Scipione Ammirato (1531-1601), Italian historian, born at Lecce, in the kingdom of Naples. ... Girolamo Dalla Casa (d. ...

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RCTC Music Department-Courses (1385 words)
	This class should be of special interest to students who are planning to teach music classes at any level as it will give them the opportunity for greater understanding and development of their voices and how to teach others these concepts.
	MUSC 1602 Electronic Music Composition II This course is the second of a two part "hands-on" introduction to the world of contemporary electronic music.
	MUSC 2502 Musicianship IV This course is the fourth class in a four-semester sequence required for all music majors and minors.

Where East meets West: contemporary Chinese music (1005 words)
	From the beginning of the twentieth century, Chinese rulers had considered music, especially choral music, to be an excellent way of rallying the masses--an idea based on one of the principles of Confucius.
	The melodies collected by civil servants working for the ministry of music were rewritten based on "the piano." Almost all traditional instruments belonging to various ethnic groups were therefore modified to accommodate this scale and its chords, particularly after the 1950s.
	All national music had to conform to these hybrid models, which were strongly influenced by Western music.

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