1544 in music
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The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions.

Events

• none listed

Publications

1541

• Gian Domenico del Giovane da Nola - Canzone villanesche a3, books 1 and 2.

1542

• Jacques Arcadelt - First book of madrigals a3.
• Domenico Maria Ferrabosco - First book of madrigals a4.
• Cipriano de Rore - First book of madrigals a5.

1545

• Gian Domenico del Giovane da Nola - Madrigals for four voices.

1546

• Giovan Thomaso di Maio - Canzone villanesche a3, book 1.

1547

• Loys Bourgeois - First book of four-part psalms, published for the Calvinists of Geneva
• Francesco Corteccia - First book of madrigals a4

1549

• Claude Goudimel - book of chansons.
• Gian Domenico del Giovane da Nola - Motets for five voices.

Classical music

Births

1540

• date unknown - Giovanni Maria Artusi, Italian composer and theorist (died 1613)
• probable - William Byrd, English composer (died 1623)
• probable - Jakob Regnart, Franco-Flemish composer (died 1599)

1542

• November 1 - Tarquinia Molza, Italian singer (died 1617)
• probable - Cesare Bendinelli, Italian trumpeter (died 1617)

1545

• October 19 - Giovenale Ancina - Italian priest and composer (died 1604)
• probable
  • Gioseppe Caimo, Italian composer and organist (died post 1584)
  • Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Ferrarese composer (died 1607)

1546

• date unknown - Luca Bati, Italian composer (died 1608)

Deaths

• 1543: probable - Ludwig Senfl, Swiss composer (born c.1486)
• 1545: April 10 - Constanzo Festa, Italian composer (born c.1485-1490)