1540s in music

            List of years in music       (table)
… 1530 .  1531 .  1532 .  1533  . 1534  . 1535  . 1536 …
1537 1538 1539 -1540- 1541 1542 1543
… 1544 .  1545 .  1546 .  1547  . 1548  . 1549  . 1550 …
           In art: 1537 1538 1539 -1540- 1541 1542 1543     
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1530s . 1540s in music . 1550s
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The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540-1549) involved some significant compositions.

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Classical music

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