See also:1601 in music, other events of 1602, 1603 in music, list of years in music. See also: 1600 in music, other events of 1601, 1602 in music, list of years in music. ... This page is about the year. ... See also: 1602 in music, other events of 1603, 1604 in music, list of years in music. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...
February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Francesco Cavalli (February 14, 1602 â January 14, 1676), Italian composer, was born at Crema. ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... William Lawes (1602â1645) was an English composer and musician. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ...
Music with essentially Renaissance characteristics continued to be composed, particularly in England, but also in Spain, Portugal, and France, for the first few decades of the 17th century (see English Madrigal School, air de cour).
Secular music included songs for one or many voices, forms such as the frottola, chanson and madrigal, consort music for recorder or viol and other instruments, and dances for various ensembles; and towards the end of the period, the early dramatic precursors of opera such as monody, the madrigal comedy, and the intermedio.