1556 in music

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Events

• June – At a Corpus Christi procession in Pátzcuaro, Morelia, Mexico, the earliest extant zarabanda was sung.[1]
• Orlande de Lassus joins the court of Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria.

Publications

• Julien Belin – Premier livre contenant Plusieurs motets, chansons, et Fantasies (Paris: Nicolas du Chemin), a collection of intabulations for the lute
• Pierre Cadéac – Mass for four voices (Paris: Nicolas du Chemin)
• Jacob Clemens non Papa
  • First book of masses: Missa Misericorde for four voices (Leuven: Pierre Phalèse), possibly published posthumously
  • Fifth book of motets for five voices (Paris: Simon du Bosc), possibly published posthumously
  • Souterliedekens I, II, & III for three voices (Antwerp: Tielman Susato), settings of Psalms in Dutch, possibly published posthumously
• Jhan Gero – Second book of madrigals for three voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano)
• Claude Gervaise, ed. – Third book of dances for four instruments (Paris: widow of Pierre Attaingnant)
• Philibert Jambe de Fer – Epitome musical, des tons, sons, et accordz...Violes & violons
• Clément Janequin – Premier livre contenant plusieurs chansons spirituelles (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard)
• Orlande de Lassus – First book of motets for five and six voices (Antwerp: Johann Laet)
• Pierre de Manchicourt – Missa Quo abiit dilectus tuus for four voices (Paris: Nicolas du Chemin)
• Annibale Padovano – First book of ricercars for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano), a collection of vocal partsongs

Births

• February 21 – Sethus Calvisius, German theorist and composer (died 1615)
• June – Pomponio Nenna, Neapolitan Italian composer (died 1608)
• August 10 – Philipp Nicolai, German pastor and composer (died 1608)
• December 17 – Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, composer and a minister of the Mughal emperor Akbar (died 1627)

Deaths

• March 4 – Leonhard Kleber, German organist (born 1495)
• May 7 – Hieronymus Andreae (alias Formschneider), German printer of music, amongst other things
• June 10 – Martin Agricola, German theorist and composer (born 1486)

References

1. Robert Stevenson, "Morelia", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).