a book of madrigals Jakob Paix – (Lauingen, Leonhard Reinmichel) Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Second book of motets for four voices Benedetto Pallavicino – First book of madrigals for six voices (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti) Compositions Adam Puschmann, , a , collected in his manuscript (1588) Births February 26 (baptized) – Stefano Landi, Roman composer and teacher (died 1639) September 18 – Francesca Caccini, Florentine composer and lutenist (died after 1641) November 3 (baptized) – Samuel Scheidt, German composer (died 1654) date unknown – Francesco Lambardi, Neapolitan composer (died 1642) Deaths February 9 – Vincenzo Ruffo, Veronese composer (born 1508) June 15 – Giovanni Battista Pinello di Ghirardi, Italian composer and singer (born c.1544) August 29 – Vincenzo Bellavere, Venetian composer (born c.1540/1541) References Music 16th century in music Music by year