1599 in music

List of years in music (table)
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Events

Gregor Aichinger begins a two-year sojourn in Rome.

Publications

John Bennet – Madrigalls to Foure Voyces
John Farmer – The First Set Of English Madrigals: To Foure Voices
Hans Leo Hassler – book of masses, published in Nuremberg
Luca Marenzio – Ninth book of madrigals a5

Classical music

Philipp Nicolai – Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern

Births

March 23 - Thomas Selle, composer (died 1663)
October 10 - Étienne Moulinié, composer (died 1676)

Deaths

January 22 - Cristofano Malvezzi, organist and composer (born 1547)
August 22 – Luca Marenzio, Italian composer (born c.1553)
October 16 – Jakob Regnart, Franco-Flemish composer (born c.1540)
November 8 – Francisco Guerrero, composer (born 1528)