1626 in music

The year 1626 in music involved some significant events.

Events

Tarquinio Merula returns to Cremona.
Paolo Agostino succeeds Vincenzo Ugolini as conductor of the pope's orchestra in St. Peter's Basilica.

Paolo Agostino – Second book of masses, for four voices
Gregor Aichinger – Flores musici ad mensam SS. convivii...
Adriano Banchieri – Il Virtuoso Ritrovo Academico Del Dissonante, publicamente praticato con variati Concerti Musicali A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Voci ò Stromenti, nell'Academia di Filomusi, Op. 49
Antonio Brunelli – Fioretti spirituali for one, two, three, four, and five voices, Op. 15
Giovanni Battista Buonamente – Il quarto libro de varie de sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, corrente, e brandi per sonar con due violini & un basso di viola, published in Venice
Camillo Cortellini – Messe concertate for eight voices
Carlo Farina – Libro delle pavane, gagliarde, brand: mascharata, aria franzesa, volte, balletti, sonate, canzone
Melchior Franck
*Hertzlicher Wuntsch auff vorgenommene Reyse glücklichen Fortgang und fröliche Wiederkunfft auch zu einem glückseligen Friedund Frewdenreichen lieben Newen Jahr for five voices, a New Year's motet
*Newes Christliches HochzeitGesang Auß dem XXV. Capitel Syrachs for five voices, a wedding motet
*Der XCI. Psalm Davids for six voices, a birthday motet
*Buszgesang von Ninive for eight voices
*Assaphus Bernhardinus lingua binus voce trinus for three voices, a motet in Latin and German
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger – Libro terzo d'intavolatura di chitarrone
Giovanni Pasta – Affetti d'Erato. Madrigali in concerto..., book 1
Johann Hermann Schein – Opella nova, volume 2, a collection of sacred concertos

Francisco Correa de Arauxo – Facultad organica, a book on the theory and practice of organ playing