1641 in music

Events

• Heinrich Bach becomes organist of St Mary's Church, Arnstadt.
• Franz Tunder succeeds Peter Hasse as organist of the Marienkirche in Lübeck.

Publications

• Benedetto Ferrari – Musiche varier a voce sola, volume 3, published in Venice
• Claudio Monteverdi – Selva morale e spirituale
• Cornelis Padbrué
• *Kusjes...
• *Synphonia in nuptias..., written to celebrate the marriage of Everswyn and Lucia Buys

Classical music

• Johann Schop – ''Werde munter, mein Gemüte''

Opera

• Francesco Cavalli – Didone
• Claudio Monteverdi – Le nozze d'Enea con Lavinia, premiered in Venice

Births

• October 14 – Joachim Tielke, German maker of musical instruments

Deaths

• November 28 – Robert Dowland, English lutenist and composer
• date unknown – Estêvão de Brito, Portuguese composer of polyphony
• probable – Francesco Usper, Italian composer and organist