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Events
- Claudio Monteverdi appointed maestro di musica to Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga at Mantua.
- Giovanni Bassano succeeds Girolamo della Casa as head of the instrumental ensemble at St Mark's Cathedral, Venice.
Publications
Music
- Adriano Banchieri
- Il metamorfosi musicale, a madrigal comedy
- Virtuoso ridotto, a madrigal comedy
- Giulio Caccini - Le nuove musiche [1] (The New Music), published in Florence
- Hans Leo Hassler
- Robert Jones - The Second Booke of Ayres
- Luzzasco Luzzaschi - Madrigali ... per cantare, et sonare a 1, 2, e 3 soprani, published in Rome, featuring works written before 1597 for the Concerto delle donne
- Philippe de Monte - last of thirty-four books of madrigals
- Thomas Morley - Madrigales The Triumphes of Oriana, to 5. and 6. voices: composed by divers severall aucthors
Theory
- none listed
Classical music
- Ballet du Roy Henry IV
Opera
- none listed
Births
- Jacques Champion de Chambonnières, French harpsichordist and composer (died 1672)
Deaths
- January 4 - Laura Peverara, singer (born c1550)
- May 19 - Costanzo Porta, composer (born c1528)
- date unknown
- Scipione Ammirato (born 1537)
- Girolamo Dalla Casa, composer
Notes
- ^ Le nuove musiche was published in 1601 per the Julian calendar. Some sources list 1602 as the publication date.
