1580 in music

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List of years in music (table)
... 1570 ^. 1571 ^. 1572 ^. 1573 ^. 1574 ^. 1575 ^. 1576 ... 1577 1578 1579 -1580- 1581 1582 1583 ... 1584 ^. 1585 ^. 1586 ^. 1587 ^. 1588 ^. 1589 ^. 1590 ...
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Events

The Concerto delle donne is founded by Alfonso II, Duke of Ferrara.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina loses his wife in an outbreak of plague.

Popular Music

"Greensleeves"

Publications

Luca Marenzio – First book of madrigals a5

Births

July 6 - Johann Stobäus, composer (d. 1646)
date unknown – Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger, performer and composer of lute, theorbo and chitarrone music (d. 1651)
probable
- Michael East, organist and composer (d. 1648)
- Thomas Ford, composer (d. 1648)

Deaths

January 18 – Antonio Scandello, composer (b. 1517)
April 1 – Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer and vihuelist (b. c.1510)
September 15 - Geert van Turnhout, composer (b. c.1530)
November 30 - Richard Farrant, composer of English church music, choirmaster, playwright and theatrical producer (b. c.1530)

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