1490s in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the 1490s.
Events
- 1490
- * January – Emperor Maximilian I writes a letter of recommendation for Jacobus Barbireau's visit to the Hungarian Court at Buda.
- *24 October – Johannes Tinctoris petitions Pope Innocent VIII for the title and privileges of doctor of canon and civil law.
- 1491 – After an extended legal disputation, the singer and composer Francisco de la Torre receives a half-prebendary at the Seville Cathedral.
- 1498 – The Wiener Hofmusikkapelle, a forerunner of the Vienna Boys' Choir, is founded by Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.
Works
- 1497 - Josquin des Prez – ''Nymphes des bois''
Births
- 1490
- * 6 March - Fridolin Sicher, Swiss composer and organist
- * 12 October - Bernardo Pisano, Italian composer, singer, and classical scholar
- 1496 - Johann Walter, German composer
- 1499 - Bernardino de Sahagún, Spanish composer
Deaths
- November 6, 1492 – Antoine Busnois, composer and poet of the Burgundian School.
- January 28, 1495 – Juan de Triana, Spanish singer and composer
- February 6, 1497 – Johannes Ockeghem, composer of the Franco-Flemish School.