1624 in music

The year 1624 in music involved some significant events.

Events

• Antonio Bertali is employed as court musician in Vienna by Emperor Ferdinand II.

Publications

• Juan Arañés –
• Thomas Elsbeth – for five voices (Freiberg: Georg Hoffmann), a wedding song
• Melchior Franck
• for four voices (Coburg: Johann Forckel), a funeral motet
• for five voices (Coburg: Fürstliche Druckerei), a wedding motet for Johann Forckel, his printer
• for twelve voices in two choirs (Coburg: Johann Forckel), a wedding motet
• Girolamo Frescobaldi –
• Sigismondo d'India
• Seventh book of madrigals for five voices (Rome: Giovanni Battista Robletti)
• Eighth book of madrigals for five voices and basso continuo (Rome: Giovanni Battista Robletti)
• Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger – (Rome: Luca Antonio Soldi), a collection of songs by Pope Urban VIII
• Francis Pilkington – The second set of madrigals, and pastorals, of 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts (London: Thomas Snodham)
• Samuel Scheidt – , three books of organ music

Classical music

• Claudio Monteverdi – Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda
• Johann Ulrich Steigleder – Ricercar Tabulatura

Opera

Births

• Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli (1624-1687)
• date unknown
• Francesco Provenzale, composer (died 1704)
• François Roberday, organist and composer (died 1680)

Deaths

• February 4 – Vicente Espinel, writer and guitarist (born 1550)
• October – Marcantonio Negri, composer, singer and musical director
• November 14 – Costanzo Antegnati, Italian organ builder, organist and composer