(Milan: heirs of Simon Tini & Giovanni Francesco Besozzi) Second book of motets for five voices (Milan: heirs of Simon Tini & Giovanni Francesco Besozzi) Third book of motets for six voices (Milan: heirs of Simon Tini & Giovanni Francesco Besozzi) Thomas Weelkes – Balletts And Madrigals to five voyces John Wilbye – The First Set Of English Madrigals To 3. 4. 5. and 6. voices Opera Jacopo Peri (and Jacopo Corsi) – Dafne, the earliest known modern opera Births April 9 – Johann Crüger, composer of hymns (died 1662) date unknown Charles d'Helfer, French baroque composer and maître de musique at Soissons Cathedral (died 1661) Charles Racquet, organist and composer (died 1664) Jan Vencálek, composer for lute and voice (date of death unknown) Deaths April 8 – Ludwig Helmbold, poet of chorales (born 1532) May 3 – Anna Guarini, virtuoso singer (born 1563) December – Giovanni Dragoni, composer and maestro di cappella (born c.1540) date unknown Adrian Le Roy, French music publisher, lutenist, guitarist, composer and music educator (born c.1520) Christoph Fischer or Vischer, hymnist (born c.1518/1520) probable – Simon Bar Jona Madelka, composer Teodora Ginés, Dominican musician and composer (born c. 1530) References Music 16th century in music Music by year