1554 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in 1554.
Events
- Johann Walter is appointed court composer for Moritz, Duke of Saxony, in Dresden.
- Vigevano Cathedral's first organ is built by Gian Giacomo Antegnati.
Publications
- Pierre Certon – First book of psalms in lute tablature, arranged by Guillaume Morlaye
- Ippolito Ciera – Madrigali del laberinto, first book of madrigals for four voices
- Pierre Clereau
- *4 Masses for four voices
- *Missa pro mortuis, cum duobus motetis
- Costanzo Festa – Magnificat, tutti gli otto toni for four voices, published posthumously
- Giulio Fiesco – First book of madrigals for four voices
- Miguel de Fuenllana – Orphenica lyra, arrangements for vihuela of works by various composers
- Hoste da Reggio
- *First book of madrigals for five voices
- *Second book of madrigals for four voices
- *Third book of madrigals for four voices
- *First book of madrigals for three voices
- Jacquet of Mantua – First book of masses for five voices
- Jean de Latre – Lamentations for three, four, five, and six voices
- Philippe de Monte – First book of madrigals for five voices
- Guillaume Morlaye – First book of psalms by Pierre Certon in lute tablature
- Jan Nasco – First book of madrigals for four voices
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – First book of masses
- Pierre Phalèse – Ninth book of motets, for five and six voices, contains only compositions by Pierre de Manchicourt
- Dominique Phinot – Second book of motets for five voices
- Francesco Portinaro – Second book of madrigals for five voices
Sacred music
- Thomas Tallis – ''Puer natus est nobis''
Births
- May 20 – Paolo Bellasio, composer
- date unknown – Cosimo Bottegari, Italian lutenist and composer
- probable – Emmanuel Adriaenssen, Dutch lutenist and composer
Deaths
- February 6 – Arnold von Bruck, composer
- February 24 – Philip van Wilder, lutenist and composer
- September 25 – Richard Sampson, composer