Categories: 1643 | Years in music March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Girolamo Frescobaldi (September, 1583 – March 1, 1643) was an Italian musician, one of the most important composers of keyboard music in the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... Christoph Demantius (December 15, 1567 – April 20, 1643) was a German composer, music theorist, writer and poet. ... Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... Giovanni Picchi (1571 or 1572 – May 17, 1643) was Italian composer, organist, lutenist, and harpsichordist of the early Baroque era. ... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Portrait of Claudio Monteverdi in Venice, 1640, by Bernardo Strozzi. ... Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ...