1500s in music

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The decade of the 1500s in music (1500–1509) involved some significant compositions. They were very famous musicians and composers of this time.

Contents

1 Events
2 Publications
3 Compositions
4 Births
5 Deaths

Events

1503: Pierre de la Rue, Alexander Agricola and Henry Bredemers travel to Heidelberg with the Habsburg court, where they most probably meet Arnolt Schlick.
c. 1503: Josquin des Prez leaves France and is employed by Ercole d'Este I in Ferrara; he will leave in 1504 to Condé-sur-l'Escaut.
1506: Antoine Brumel settles in Ferrara, replacing Jacob Obrecht (who died in 1505) at Ercole d'Este's court.
1507: Paul Hofhaimer settles in Augsburg.

Publications

See also: List of publications by Ottaviano Petrucci

1501: Harmonice musices odhecaton A, the first printed collection of polyphonic music, published by Ottaviano Petrucci in Venice. It was followed by two more volumes, in 1502 and 1503.
1507: Francesco Spinacino – Intabollatura de lauto (two volumes), the earliest known publication of lute music
1508: Joan Ambrosio Dalza – Intabolatura de lauto libro quarto

Compositions

1502: Josquin des Prez – Salve regina, for five voices.
1500s: This Endris Night - English Christmas carol. Exact date of composition and composer unknown.

Births

1502: Francesco Corteccia, Italian composer (died 1571)
c. 1505: Thomas Tallis, English composer (died 1585)

Deaths

1505: Jacob Obrecht, Flemish composer (born 1457 or 1458)