1631 in music
The year 1631 in music involved some significant events.
Events
- January 9 – The masque Love's Triumph Through Callipolis, written by Ben Jonson and designed by Inigo Jones, is performed at Whitehall Palace; the work features music by Nicholas Lanier.
- In Venice, the plague outbreak of 1629-1631, after reducing the population by one third, comes to an end. Claudio Monteverdi writes a mass for a service of thanksgiving, held at St Mark's Basilica.
- Marco Marazzoli is one of several musicians who accompany Cardinal Antonio Barberini on a visit to Urbino.
- Earliest known bentside spinet, made by Hieronymus de Zentis.
Publications
- Christoph Demantius – Deutsche Passion, nach dem Evangelisten S. Iohanne for six voices
- Melchior Franck
- *Dulces mundani exilii deliciae for two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight voices with basso continuo, a collection of sacred songs
- *Psalmodia sacra for four and five voices, a collection of motets
- *Hertzlicher Seufftzer der Christlichen Kirchen in Deutschland for four voices, a motet of national consolation, setting Psalm 122
- Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger
- *Missa Urbanae, vol. 1
- *Litaniae Deiparae Virginis, vol. 1
- Filipe de Magalhães – Book of Masses
- Thomas Morley – an edition of his canzonets.
- Cornelis Padbrué – Kusjes
- Giovanni Palazzotto e Tagliavia — Sacre canzoni musicali..., book three
Classical music
- Claudio Monteverdi - ''Mass of Thanksgiving''
Opera
- Stefano Landi – Il Sant'Alessio : Palazzo Barberini alle Quattro Fontane, 18 February 1632.
Births
- October – Pierre Beauchamp, choreographer, dancer and composer
- October 3 – Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer
Deaths
- January 3 – Michelagnolo Galilei, lutenist and composer
- March 24 – Philipp Dulichius, composer
- August 6 – Juan Blas de Castro, singer and composer
- date unknown – Christoph Straus, German choral composer