1550, those moments that counted
1550. With other artists, Adrian Willaert, Clément Janequin and Gioseffo Zarlino influenced their time (renaissance era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Jacobus Gallus, while others would disappear.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1550 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 1550.
The year 1550 in classical music and in lyrical art
Birth of Emilio de de' Cavalieri That year: 1550, Classical music, Italian composer, producer, organist, diplomat, choreographer and dancer (dead in 1602).
Birth of Giovanni de Macque That year: 1550, Classical music, Franco-Flemish composer (dead in 1614).
Death of Nicolaus Cracoviensis That year: 1550, Classical music, Polish composer .
Death of Silvestro Ganassi dal Fontego That year: 1550, Classical music, Italian musician (born in 1492).
Birth of Sebastián Raval That year: 1550, Classical music, Spanish composer (dead in 1604).
Death of Pierre Moulu That year: 1550, Classical music, French composer (born in 1480).
Birth of Riccardo Rognoni That year: 1550, Classical music, Italian violinist (dead in 1620).
Birth of Wojciech Długoraj That year: 1550, Classical music, Polish musician (dead in 1619).
Birth of Tomasz Szadek That year: 1550, Classical music, Polish composer (dead in 1612).
Death of Johannes Galliculus That year: 1550, Classical music, German music theorist and composer (born in 1490).
Death of Jan di z Lublina That year: 1550, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1490).
Birth of Simon Lohet That year: 1550, Classical music, Flemish composer and organist (dead in 1611).
Birth of Piero Strozzi That year: 1550, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1609).
Birth of Orazio Bassani That year: 1550, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1615).
Birth of Cesario Gussago That year: 1550, Classical music, Italian musician and composer (dead in 1612).
Birth of Thomas Greaves That year: 1550, Classical music, English composer and lutenist (dead in 1650).
Birth of Alessandro Orologio That year: 1550, Classical music, Italian composer and instrumentalist (dead in 1633).
Birth of Giovanni Giacomo de Antiquis That year: 1550, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1608).
Birth of Thomas Mancinus That year: 1550, Classical music, German librarian and composer (dead in 1610).
Birth of Domenico Belli That year: 1550, Classical music, composer (dead in 1627).
Birth of Giovanni Battista Bovicelli That year: 1550, Classical music, composer (dead in 1594).
Birth of Konrad Hagius That year: 1550, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1616).
Birth of Richard Gibbons That year: 1550, Classical music, English scholar (dead in 1632).
Birth of Giulio Eremita That year: 1550, Classical music, composer (dead in 1600).
Birth of Jan Tollius That year: 1550, Classical music, composer (dead in 1603).
Birth of Richard Alwood That year: 1550, Classical music, composer .
Birth of Lucrezio Ruffolo That year: 1550, Classical music, composer (dead in 1612).
Birth of António Pinheiro That year: 1550, Classical music, composer (dead in 1617).
Birth of Arcangelo Crotti That year: 1550, Classical music, composer (dead in 1606).
Birth of Lelio Bertani That year: 1550, Classical music, composer (dead in 1620).
Birth of Johann Woltz That year: 1550, Classical music, composer (dead in 1618).
Birth of Giovanni Battista Rossi That year: 1550, Classical music, composer (dead in 1630).
Birth of Johann Mayr That year: 1550, Classical music, composer (dead in 1609).
Birth of Edward Blankes That year: 1550, Classical music, composer (dead in 1633).
Birth of Johannes Rühling That year: 1550, Classical music, composer (dead in 1615).
1550-03-18 - Death of Johannes Petreius That year: 1550, Classical music, composer (born in 1497).
1550-07-03 - Birth of Jacobus Gallus That year: 1550, Classical music, Slovenian Renaissance composer (dead in 1591).
1550-11-07 - Death of Cosmas Alder That year: 1550, Classical music, Swiss politician (1497-1550) (born in 1497).
1550-12-06 - Birth of Orazio Vecchi That year: 1550, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1605).
1550-12-20 - Death of Matthias Greitter That year: 1550, Classical music, German priest, cantor and composer (born in 1495).