Merulo Second book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Angelo Gardano) Second book of (Rome: Simone Verovio) Simone Molinaro – First book of motets for five voices (Milan: Agostino Tradate) Annibale Padovano – (Venice: Angelo Gardano), published posthumously Benedetto Pallavicino – Seventh book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino), published posthumously Enrico Antonio Radesca - First book of masses for four voices (Milan: Simon Tini & Filippo Lomazzo) Orfeo Vecchi – (A collection of madrigals) for five voices (Milan: heirs of Simon Tini & Francesco Lomazzo), a collection of sacred contrafacts of madrigals by other composers, published posthumously Classical music Opera Births July 8 – Heinrich Albert, German composer and poet (died 1651) November 15 – Davis Mell, English violinist (died 1662) November 26 – Johannes Bach, member of the Bach musical dynasty (died 1673) date unknown – Francesco Foggia, composer (died 1688) Deaths January 17 – Santino Garsi da Parma, lutenist and composer (born 1542) February – Emmanuel Adriaenssen, Dutch lutenist and music theorist (born c. 1554) May 4 – Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (born 1533) August 30 – Giovenale Ancina, Italian priest, scholar and composer (born 1545) date unknown Ludovico Balbi, Venetian singer and composer Sebastian Raval, Spanish composer (born c. 1550) Music 17th century in music Music by year