1553 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in 1553.

Publications

• Francesco Bendusi – for four (Venice: Antonio Gardano), a collection of dance music
• Baldassare Donato – First book of madrigals for five and six voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano)
• Jhan Gero – 40 Madrigals for three voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano)
• Jacquet of Mantua – Motets for five voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano)
• Vicente Lusitano – (Rome)
• Guillaume de Morlaye
• first collection for lute
• Second book of guitar tablature (Paris: Michel Fezendat)
• Diego Ortiz
• , 10 December, Rome (Spanish edition)
• , 10 December, Rome (Italian edition of Trattado de glossas)

Births

• October 18? – Luca Marenzio (c.1553), Italian composer (d. 1599)
• date unknown – Johannes Eccard, German composer and kapellmeister (d. 1611)
• probable – Leonhard Lechner, German composer (d. 1606)

Deaths

• February 4 – Caspar Othmayr, German Protestant pastor, theologian and composer (b. 1515)
• October 7 – Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (b. 1500)
• date unknown
• Mateo Flecha, Catalan composer (b. 1481)
• Mattio Rampollini, Italian composer (b. 1497)

References