1622 in music
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Events
- The Masque of AugursThe Masque of AugursThe Masque of Augurs was a Jacobean era masque, written by Ben Jonson and designed by Inigo Jones. It was performed, most likely, on Twelfth Night, January 6, 1622....
, written by Ben JonsonBen JonsonBenjamin Jonson was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays, particularly Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, which are considered his best, and his lyric poems...
and designed by Inigo JonesInigo JonesInigo Jones is the first significant British architect of the modern period, and the first to bring Italianate Renaissance architecture to England...
, is performed at Whitehall Palace, probably on Twelfth NightTwelfth Night (holiday)Twelfth Night is a festival in some branches of Christianity marking the coming of the Epiphany and concluding the Twelve Days of Christmas.It is defined by the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary as "the evening of the fifth of January, preceding Twelfth Day, the eve of the Epiphany, formerly the...
, January 6. The masqueMasqueThe masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment which flourished in 16th and early 17th century Europe, though it was developed earlier in Italy, in forms including the intermedio...
features music by Alfonso Ferrabosco the youngerAlfonso Ferrabosco the youngerAlfonso Ferrabosco the younger was an English composer and viol player of Italian descent. He straddles the line between the Renaissance and Baroque eras.-Biography:...
and Nicholas LanierNicholas LanierNicholas Lanier, sometimes Laniere was an English composer, singer, lutenist and painter....
(but only one song by Lanier will survive).
Classical music
- Salamone RossiSalamone RossiSalamone Rossi or Salomone Rossi was an Italian Jewish violinist and composer. He was a transitional figure between the late Italian Renaissance period and early Baroque.-Life:...
– Il quarto libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, branle, e corrente per sonar due violini, et un chittarone o altro stromento simile - Thomas TomkinsThomas TomkinsThomas Tomkins was an English composer of the late Tudor and early Stuart period. In addition to being one of the prominent members of the English madrigal school, he was a skilled composer of keyboard and consort music, and the last member of the English virginalist school.-Life:Tomkins was born...
– Songs Of 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts
Deaths
- January 1 – Jakob HasslerJakob HasslerJakob Hassler was a German Renaissance composer.He was born in Nuremberg, Germany, the youngest son of Isaak Hassler, and brother of Hans Leo Hassler and Kasper Hassler. The Hasslers were an important Franco-Flemish musical family in Middle Europe during the late Renaissance...
, composer (born 1569) - February 11 – Alfonso FontanelliAlfonso FontanelliAlfonso Fontanelli was an Italian composer, writer, diplomat, courtier, and nobleman of the late Renaissance...
, composer and writer (born 1557) - October 26 - Sebastián de VivancoSebastián de VivancoSebastián de Vivanco was a Spanish priest and composer of the Renaissance.-Life:Vivanco was born in Ávila, like Tomás Luis de Victoria; however, the exact date of his birth is unknown...
, priest and composer (born c.1551) - November - Giovanni Battista GrilloGiovanni Battista GrilloGiovanni Battista Grillo was an Italian composer and organist.Little is known about Grillo until he was elected organist to the Venetian confraternity 'Scuola Grande di S Rocco' on 28 August 1612. In addition he was appointed first organist of San Marco on 30 December 1619...
, organist and composer - date unknown – Giovanni Paolo CimaGiovanni Paolo CimaGiovanni Paolo Cima was an Italian composer and organist in the early Baroque era. He was a contemporary of Claudio Monteverdi and Girolamo Frescobaldi, though not as well known as either of those men....
, organist and composer (born c. 1570)