1563 in music
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Births
- Giles FarnabyGiles FarnabyGiles Farnaby was an English composer and virginalist of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.-Life:Giles Farnaby was born about 1563, perhaps in Truro, Cornwall, England or near London. His father, Thomas, was a Cittizen and Joyner of London, and Giles may have been related to Thomas Farnaby , the...
(c.1563), composer from Truro, Cornwall, England (d. 16401640 in music-Events:*January 21 – Salmacida Spolia, the final royal masque of the Caroline era, is performed at Whitehall Palace. The work features music by composer Lewis Richard.-Music:...
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Deaths
- February 2 - Hans NeusidlerHans NeusidlerHans Neusidler , was a German composer and lutenist of the Renaissance.-Life:...
, composer (born c.1508) - August 11 - Bartolomé de EscobedoBartolomé de EscobedoBartolomé de Escobedo was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance. He was born in Zamora, studied at Salamanca where he was a singer, and in 1536 joined the papal choir in Rome as only the second Spaniard to be admitted after Cristóbal de Morales. He remained in Rome until 1554, interrupted by a...
, composer (born c.110) - date unknown
- Thomas Appleby, church musician and composer (born c.1488)
- Francesco CellaveniaFrancesco CellaveniaFrancesco Cellavenia was an Italian composer of the Renaissance, active in Casale Monferrato.Little is known about his life, and the few details once thought secure are contested. He may have been from Cilavegna, a town near Pavia, judging by his name, and he likely spent a large portion of his...
, composer - Francisco de SotoFrancisco de SotoFrancisco de Soto was a Spanish composer and organist. He worked in the Royal Court at Madrid. He was one of the Franciscan Twelve, a group of twelve Franciscan missionaries who arrived in the newly-founded Viceroyalty of New Spain in May, 1524 for the purpose of the conversion of its indigenous...
, organist and composer (born c.1500)