1557 in music
Events
Publications
- Martin Agricola – Melodiae scholasticae sub horarum intervallis decantandae, music used at the Protestant school in Magdeburg, published posthumously
- Jacques Arcadelt – 3 Masses
- Filippo Azzaiolo – Villotte del fiore: il primo libro de villotte alla padoana con alcune napolitane, for four voices
- Jacob Clemens non Papa
- *Second book of masses: Missa Virtute magna for four voices, published posthumously
- *Third book of masses: Missa En espoir for four voices, published posthumously
- *Fourth book of masses: Missa Ecce quam bonum for five voices, published posthumously
- *Fifth book of masses: Missa Gaude lux donatione for five voices, published posthumously
- *Sixth book of masses: Missa Caro mea for five voices, published posthumously
- *Souterliedekens IIII for three voices, settings of Psalms and other hymns in Dutch, published posthumously
- Pierre Clereau – Missa Virginis Mariae for four voices
- Claude Goudimel – Third book of psalms for four and five voices
- Jacobus de Kerle – Motets for four and five voices
- Orlande de Lassus – Second book of madrigals for five voices
- Jean Maillard
- *Patrem for eight voices, a setting of the Credo
- *Missa Virginis Mariae for five voices
- Jan Nasco
- *Canzonas and madrigals for six voices
- *Second book of madrigals for five voices
- Dominique Phinot – Missa Si bona suscepimus for four voices
- Francesco Portinaro – Third book of madrigals for five and six voices, also includes dialogs for seven and eight voices
- Cipriano de Rore
- *Second Book of Madrigals in Four Parts
- *Fourth Book of Madrigals in Five Parts
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