Verlit, composer (died 1682) Alba Trissina, Italian composer. Deaths January 1 – Jakob Hassler, composer (born 1569) February 11 – Alfonso Fontanelli, composer and writer (born 1557) April 15 – Pietro Pace, composer (born 1559) October 26 – Sebastián de Vivanco, priest and composer (born c.1551) November – Giovanni Battista Grillo, organist and composer date unknown – Giovanni Paolo Cima, organist and composer (born c. 1570) Music 17th century in music Music by year