1616 in music

Events

• Johann Hermann Schein becomes cantor of Thomasschule zu Leipzig
• Manuel Correia joins his father as a singer in the ducal capela at Vila Viçosa, Portugal.
• Librettist Andrea Salvadori becomes court poet to the Medici family.

Musical groups formed

• A collegium musicum is founded in Prague.

Publications

• Gregor Aichinger – Triplex liturgiarum fasciculus e tribus ac diversis optimorum musicorum modulis concinnatus...
• Bartolomeo Barbarino – Canzonettas for one and two voices, with some for solo voice, either soprano or tenor, with theorbo or other instruments
• Valerio Bona – Lamentations for Holy Week with the Benedictus and Miserere for each day, for two choirs with continuo, Op. 22
• Bernardino Borlasca – Scala Iacob for eight voices and various instruments, Op. 6, a collection of sacred songs for all solemnities of the year
• Antonio Brunelli – Third book of Scherzi, arie, canzonette, e madrigali for one, two, and three voices, Op. 12
• Sethus Calvisius – Schwanengesang for eight voices, a setting of Psalm 90 verse 10, published posthumously
• Antonio Cifra – First book of Scherzi sacri for one, two, three, and four voices, Op. 22
• Ignazio Donati – Motetti a cinque voci in concerto
• Melchior Franck
• *Geistlichen Musicalischen Lustgartens Erster Theil for four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine voices or instruments, a collection of motets
• *Newes Hochzeit Gesang ausz dem ersten Capitel deß Hohenlieds Salomonis for five voices, a wedding motet
• *Musicalische Glückwünschung for six voices, a wedding motet
• *Zwey Newe Hochzeit Gesäng for six voices, a wedding motet
• *Newes Hochzeit Gesang ausz dem 26. Capitel Sirachs for six voices, a wedding motet
• *Tricinium Novum
• *Lilia Musicalia for four voices, a collection of secular songs and dances
• Joachim van den Hove – Praeludia testudinis for two voices or violins
• Sigismondo d'India
• *Fourth book of madrigals for five voices
• *Fifth book of madrigals for five voices
• Scipione Lacorcia – Second book of madrigals for five voices
• Luca Marenzio – Motets for five, six, and seven voices with organ bass, published posthumously
• Simone Molinaro – Passio domini nostri Iesu Christi secundum Matthaeum, Marcum, Lucam, et Ioannem
• Pietro Pace – Scherzi, arie, et madrigali a 1–4 v..., Op. 13
• Giuseppe Palazzotto e Tagliavia – First book of motets
• Claudio Pari – Third book of madrigals for five voices
• Peter Philips
• *Deliciae sacrae for two and three voices with organ bass
• *Les Rossignols spirituels, a collection of sacred songs for two voices with organ bass
• Hieronymus Praetorius – Liber Missarum
• Nicolas Vallet – Le Secret des Muses, book 2

Classical music

• Girolamo Frescobaldi – Peccavi super numerum, motet for 3 voices and basso continuo
• Claudio Monteverdi – ''Tirsi e Clori''

Opera

• Domenico Belli's' Orfeo dolente
• Claudio Monteverdi – ''Le nozze di Tetide''

Births

• February 28 – Kaspar Förster, opera composer
• May 18 – Johann Jakob Froberger, composer and organist
• September – Jacques de Saint-Luc, lutenist and composer
• date unknown – Matthias Weckman, German composer
• probable – Maurizio Cazzati, Italian composer

Deaths

• June 6 – Cornelis Schuyt, organist and composer
• unknown date – Johann Steffens, German organist and composer
• probable
• *Krzysztof Klabon, composer, lutenist, and singer
• *Giuliano Paratico, singer and chitarrone player