1540. With other artists, Jacob Clemens n Clemens, Thomas Tallis and John Taverner influenced their time (renaissance era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Giovanni Artusi, while others would disappear.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1540 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 40 of these moments for 1540.
1540, those moments that counted
Birth of Giovanni ArtusiThat year: 1540, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1613).
Birth of Alessandro StriggioThat year: 1540, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1592).
Birth of Antoine de BertrandThat year: 1540, Classical music, French composer of the Renaissance (dead in 1581).
Birth of Vincenzo BellavereThat year: 1540, Classical music, Italian composer of the renaissance (dead in 1587).
Birth of John JohnsonThat year: 1540, Classical music, English lutenist, composer of songs and lute music (dead in 1594).
Birth of Pedro de CristoThat year: 1540, Classical music, Portuguese composer active during the Renaissance period (dead in 1618).
Birth of Giovanni DragoniThat year: 1540, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1598).
Birth of Ippolito BaccusiThat year: 1540, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1609).
Birth of Florentio MascheraThat year: 1540, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1584).
Birth of Jakub PolakThat year: 1540, Classical music, Polish musician (dead in 1605).
Death of Francesco de LayolleThat year: 1540, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1492).
Death of Andrea da AnticoThat year: 1540, Classical music, Italian composer and publisher (born in 1470).
Birth of Jean de CastroThat year: 1540, Classical music, Belgian composer (dead in 1611).
Birth of Giovanni FerrettiThat year: 1540, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1609).
Birth of Adam BergThat year: 1540, Classical music, German publisher (dead in 1610).
Birth of Giulio Cesare BarbettaThat year: 1540, Classical music, Italian composer and luth player (dead in 1603).
Birth of Teodoro RiccioThat year: 1540, Classical music, composer (dead in 1600).
Birth of Marco FacoliThat year: 1540, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1585).
Birth of François SaléThat year: 1540, Classical music, Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer (dead in 1599).
Birth of Gregorius TrehouThat year: 1540, Classical music, Danish composer and musician (dead in 1619).
Birth of Grammazio MetalloThat year: 1540, Classical music, Italian musician (dead in 1615).
Birth of Alonso de TejedaThat year: 1540, Classical music, Spanish composer (dead in 1628).
Birth of Francesco MentaThat year: 1540, Classical music, composer (dead in 1577).
Birth of Jacob de BrouckThat year: 1540, Classical music, composer (dead in 1583).
Birth of Clement WoodcockThat year: 1540, Classical music, composer (dead in 1590).
Birth of Jaakko FinnoThat year: 1540, Classical music, composer (dead in 1588).
Birth of Sixt KärgelThat year: 1540, Classical music, composer (dead in 1594).
Birth of Domenico LauroThat year: 1540, Classical music, composer (dead in 1607).
Birth of Domenico MicheliThat year: 1540, Classical music, composer (dead in 1590).
Birth of Giovanni Battista MoscagliaThat year: 1540, Classical music, composer (dead in 1589).
Birth of Girolamo VespaThat year: 1540, Classical music, composer (dead in 1596).
Birth of Gregorio ZucchiniThat year: 1540, Classical music, composer (dead in 1615).
Birth of Jacopo CorfiniThat year: 1540, Classical music, composer (dead in 1591).
Birth of Marc Antonio PifaroThat year: 1540, Classical music, composer (dead in 2019).
Birth of Gregor LangeThat year: 1540, Classical music, composer (dead in 1587).
Death of François BourguignonThat year: 1540, Classical music, composer (born in 1533).
Death of Gonzalo de BaenaThat year: 1540, Classical music, composer (born in 1476).