1554 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in 1554.

Events

• Johann Walter is appointed court composer for Moritz, Duke of Saxony, in Dresden.
• Vigevano Cathedral's first organ is built by Gian Giacomo Antegnati.

Publications

• Pierre Certon – First book of psalms in lute tablature (Paris: Michel Fezendat), arranged by Guillaume Morlaye
• Ippolito Ciera – (Madrigals of the Labyrinth), first book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)
• Pierre Clereau
• 4 Masses for four voices (Paris: Nicolas Du Chemin)
• (Requiem mass with two motets) (Paris: Nicolas Du Chemin)
• Costanzo Festa – for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto), published posthumously
• Giulio Fiesco – First book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano)
• Miguel de Fuenllana – (Sevilla: Martin de Montesdoca), arrangements for vihuela of works by various composers
• Hoste da Reggio
• First book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)
• Second book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)
• Third book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)
• First book of madrigals for three voices (Milan: Francesco & Simone Moscheni)
• Jacquet of Mantua – First book of masses for five voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)
• Jean de Latre – Lamentations for three, four, five, and six voices (Maastricht: Jacob Baethen)
• Philippe de Monte – First book of madrigals for five voices (Rome: Valerio & Luigi Dorico)
• Guillaume Morlaye – First book of psalms by Pierre Certon in lute tablature (Paris: Michel Fezendat)
• Jan Nasco – First book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano)
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – First book of masses (Rome: Valerio & Luigi Dorico)
• Pierre Phalèse (ed.) – Ninth book of motets, for five and six voices (Leuven: Pierre Phalèse), contains only compositions by Pierre de Manchicourt
• Dominique Phinot – Second book of motets for five voices (Pesaro: Bartolomeo Cesano)
• Francesco Portinaro – Second book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano)

Sacred music

• Thomas Tallis – Puer natus est nobis

Births

• May 20 – Paolo Bellasio, composer (d. 1594)
• date unknown – Cosimo Bottegari, Italian lutenist and composer (d. 1620)
• probable – Emmanuel Adriaenssen, Dutch lutenist and composer (d. 1604)

Deaths

• February 6 – Arnold von Bruck, composer (b. c. 1500)
• February 24 – Philip van Wilder, lutenist and composer (b. c. 1500)
• September 25 – Richard Sampson, composer

References