1551 in music
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Events
- Pope Julius III brings his protégé Palestrina to Rome as maestro di cappella of the Cappella Giulia at St. Peter's Basilica.
- Famous confrontation between Nicola Vicentino and Vicente Lusitano about Greek diatonic, chromatic and enharmonic genera.
Publications
- Constanzo Festa – First book of madrigals a3, published posthumously
Classical music
Births
- October 8 – Giulio Caccini, Italian composer (died 1618)
- probable - Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian organist and composer (died 1601)
Deaths
- date unknown - Albert de Rippe, Italian lutenist and composer (born c.1500)