1550 in music

1550 in music involved some significant events.

Events

Feb.26 – Robin Mallapert succeeded François Roussel as maestro di cappella at the Cappella Giulia at St Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Oct.1 – Jacob Clemens employed as a singer and composer by the Marian Brotherhood in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. He leaves after just three months but does leave a parting gift of the seven-voice motet Ter eeren anser liever vrouwen.
Giovanni Animuccia comes to Rome and is employed by Cardinal Guido Ascanio Sforza.

Antonino Barges – First book of villottas for four voices, also includes a few works by Andrea Patricio
Jacques Buus – First book of French chansons for five voices
Perissone Cambio – Second book of madrigals for five voices
Baldassare Donato
*Le napollitane, et alcuni madrigali for four voices
*First book of Canzon Villanesche alla Napolitana for four voices, also includes a few pieces by Perissone Cambio
Heinrich Faber – Ad musicam practicam introductio, published in Nuremberg.
Claude Gervaise, ed.
*Fourth book of dances for four instruments
*Fifth book of dances for four instruments
Hoste da Reggio – Magnificat for four voices, also includes other hymns and motets
Heinrich Isaac and Ludwig Senfl – the first two volumes of Choralis Constantinus, a collection of motets, was published in Nuremberg.
John Marbeck – Booke of Common Praier noted, published in London.
Francesco Portinaro – First book of madrigals for five voices
Ramamatya – theoretical treatise on Carnatic music Svaramelakalanidhi.
Cipriano de Rore – madrigal collection Il primo libro de madregali published in Ferrara.
Adrian Willaert – Salmi spezzati, a collection of antiphonal sacred music, published in Venice.

July 3 – Jacobus Gallus, late Renaissance Czech composer of Slovene origin
December 6 – Orazio Vecchi, Italian composer
December 28 – Vicente Espinel, Spanish writer, guitarist, poet and priest probable – John Mundy, English composer and organist, son of composer William Mundy.probable – Sebastian Raval, Spanish composer probable – Ippolito Baccusi, Italian composer probable – Emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer, organist, choreographer, teacher and diplomat probable – Francis Cutting, English lutenist and composer probable – Konrad Hagius, German court composer, musician and Kapellmeister probable – Simon Lohet, Flemish composer and organist probable – Juan Navarro, Spanish composer probable – Alessandro Orologio, Italian composer and trumpeter probable – Laura Peverara, Italian singer, harpist and dancer probable – Jakub Polak, Polish lutenist and composer probable – Jan Tollius, Dutch composer and choirmaster

Matthias Greitter poet, cantor, composer and singer died in Strasbourg
– approx. year Silvestro Ganassi dal Fontego, musician and writer, died in Venice
– approx. year Johannes Galliculus, theorist and writer, died in Leipzig
– approx. year Pierre Moulu, Franco-Flemish composer
– approx. year Jean Richafort, Netherlandish composer