1642 in music
The year 1642 in music involved some significant events.
Events
- Bartolomeo Montalbano becomes Kapellmeister at San Francesco in Bologna.
Publications
- Christoph Demantius – Morgenröthe for five voices, written for the funeral of Hedwig on May 30
- Johannes Eccard & Johann Stobaeus – Part 1 of Der Preussischen Fest-Lieder/ vom Advent an biß Ostern for five, six, and eight voices
- Claudio Monteverdi – Selva morale e spirituale
- Nicodemo Parisi – Messa e salmi concertati a 5 voci facili da cantarsi..., collected by his brother, Filippo Parisi, and including two of his compositions
- Johann Rist – Des Daphnis aus Cimbrien Galathee, a collection of pastoral songs, music by Heinrich Pape
Popular music
Classical music
- Cornelis Padbrué – Synphonia in nuptias..., written for the wedding of Mathaeus Steyn and Maria van Napels
Opera
- Francesco Cavalli – Amore innamorato
- Claudio Monteverdi – L'incoronazione di Poppea
- Luigi Rossi'' – Il Palazzo incantato''
Births
- 11 January – Johann Friedrich Alberti, German composer and organist
- 23 September – Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Italian composer
- 6 December – Johann Christoph Bach, composer
- date unknown – Benedictus Buns, Dutch composer
Deaths
- date unknown
- *Giovanni Battista Buonamente, Italian composer and violinist
- *Johann Daniel Mylius, composer for the lute
- probable – Nicolas Vallet, lutenist and composer