1622 in music
The year 1622 in music involved some significant events.
Events
- January 6 – The Masque of Augurs, written by Ben Jonson and designed by Inigo Jones, is performed at Whitehall Palace, probably to celebrate Twelfth Night. The masque features music by Alfonso Ferrabosco the younger and Nicholas Lanier.
- Lutenist Jacques Gaultier begins his correspondence with composer Constantijn Huygens.
Classical music
- Adriano Banchieri – Vivezze di flora e primavera, Cantatas for five voices and a harpsichord or theorbo, Op. 46
- Giacinto Bondioli
- *Salmi Intieri brevemente Concertati a Capella e con l’Organo, Op. 4
- *Soavi fiori colti nel ameno giardino, Op. 5, a collection of sacred music for two voices and continuo
- Christoph Demantius
- *Deliciae & Divitiae Conjugales, Ehestandes Lust und Reichthumb for six voices, an epithalamium for the wedding of Matthaeus Heinrich and Justitia
- *Dialogus sponsi et sponsae cum voto Nuptiali for six voices, an epithalamium for the wedding of Johann Caspar and Victoria on May 6
- Ignazio Donati – Masses for four, five, and six voices
- Giacomo Finetti – Corona Mariae for four voices, book five, a collection of motets
- Melchior Franck
- *Laudes Dei vespertinae, parts one to four, for four, five, six, and eight voices, a collection of Magnificats in all eight tones
- *Musicalischer Grillenvertreiber for four voices, a collection of quodlibets, both previously published and original
- *Der schöne Trostspruch Johannis 3. Sic Deus dilexit mundum, &c. for five voices, a funeral motet
- *Epicedium, Ausz den trostreichen Worten desz H. Apostels Pauli in der 2. Timoth. 4. for six voices, a motet for the funeral of Duke Frederick of Saxe-Weimar
- Marco da Gagliano – Second book of motets for one to six voices
- Vinko Jelić – Parnassia militia for one, two, three, and four voices or instruments with organ bass, Op. 1
- Carlo Milanuzzi
- *Litanie della Beata Vergine for four and eight voices with basso continuo, Op. 5
- *Armonia sacra for five voices and organ bass, Op. 6
- *First book of ariose vaghezze for solo voice and accompaniment, Op. 7
- *Second book of ariose vaghezze for solo voices and accompaniment, Op. 8
- Pomponio Nenna – Sacrae hebdomadae responsoria for five voices with organ bass, published posthumously
- Salamone Rossi – Il quarto libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, branle, e corrente per sonar due violini, et un chittarone o altro stromento simile
- Thomas Tomkins – ''Songs Of 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts''
Opera
- Francesca Caccini – ''Il martirio di Sant'Agata''
Births
- date unknown
- *James Clifford, churchman and musician
- *Gaspar de Verlit, composer
- *Alba Trissina, Italian composer.
Deaths
- January 1 – Jakob Hassler, composer
- February 11 – Alfonso Fontanelli, composer and writer
- April 15 – Pietro Pace, composer
- October 26 – Sebastián de Vivanco, priest and composer
- November – Giovanni Battista Grillo, organist and composer
- date unknown – Giovanni Paolo Cima, organist and composer