1612. With other artists, Jacopo Peri, Claudio Monteverdi and Michael Praetorius influenced their time (renaissance era / baroque era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “A Pilgrimes Solace” de John Dowland, for example.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1612 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 1612.
1612, from day to day
January
01
Death of Antonio ArchileiThat year: 1612, Classical music, Italian singer, composer and luth player (born in 1543)
07
Birth of Monsieur de La PierreThat year: 1612, Classical music, composer (dead in 1689)
June
08
Death of Hans Leo HasslerThat year: 1612, Classical music, German composer and organist (born in 1564)
August
12
Death of Giovanni GabrieliThat year: 1612, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1557)
October
07
Death of Giovanni Battista GuariniThat year: 1612, Classical music, Italian poet (born in 1538)
This was also in 1612
Birth of Jacob GippenbuschThat year: 1612, Classical music, composer (dead in 1664). Death of Cesario GussagoThat year: 1612, Classical music, Italian musician and composer (born in 1550). Birth of Wolfgang EbnerThat year: 1612, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1665). Birth of Francisco LosadaThat year: 1612, Classical music, composer (dead in 1667). Death of Tomasz SzadekThat year: 1612, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1550). Birth of Robert PalmerThat year: 1612, Classical music, composer (dead in 1630). Death of Giovanni Battista AlaThat year: 1612, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1598). Death of Lucrezio RuffoloThat year: 1612, Classical music, composer (born in 1550).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Giovanni Gabrieli (age 55) - Canzon V a 7 (Work for choir)
- Canzon VI a 7 (Work for choir)
- Canzon VIII a 8 (Work for choir)
- Canzon X a 8 (Work for choir)
- Canzon X a 8 (Work for choir)
- Canzon XI a 8 (Work for choir)
- Canzon XII a 8 (Work for choir)
- Canzon XIV a 10 (Work for choir)
- Canzon XIV a 10 (Work for choir)
- Canzon XVI a 12 (Work for choir)
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John Dowland (age 49) - A Pilgrimes Solace (Song, lied)
- A Pilgrimes Solace (Song, lied)
- Disdain me still, that I may ever love (Song, lied)
- From silent night, true register of moans (Song, lied)
- Go nightly cares, the enemy to rest (Song, lied)
- If that a sinner's sighs be angel's food (Song, lied)
- In this trembling shadow cast (Song, lied)
- Lasso vita mia (Song, lied)
- Love, those beams, that breed (Song, lied)
- My heart and tongue were twins (Song, lied)
- Shall I strive with words to move (Song, lied)
- Stay, Time, awhile thy flying (Song, lied)
- Sweet, stay awhile, why will you rise? (Song, lied)
- To ask for all thy love (Song, lied)
- Were every thought an eye (Song, lied)
- Where sin, sore-wounding (Song, lied)
- Up merry mates, to Neptune's praise (Song, lied)
- Tell me, true Love (Song, lied)
- Welcome, black night, Hymen's fair day (Song, lied)
