1650 in music
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Publications
- Alberich MazakAlberich MazakAlberich Mazak, also Alberik Mazák was an Czech-Austrian 17th century composer. He was born in Ratibor in Czech family. After studying Music and Philosophy, he entered Heiligenkreuz Abbey in 1631 and in 1633 he became a priest.-Works, editions and recordings:He created more than 300 compositions...
– Cultus harmonicus, volume two, a collection of his complete works, published in ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
Classical music
- Claudio MonteverdiClaudio MonteverdiClaudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, gambist, and singer.Monteverdi's work, often regarded as revolutionary, marked the transition from the Renaissance style of music to that of the Baroque period. He developed two individual styles of composition – the...
– Messa a quattro voci, et Salmi (Mass for four voices, and Psalms) (published posthumously) - Samuel ScheidtSamuel ScheidtSamuel Scheidt was a German composer, organist and teacher of the early Baroque era.-Biography:...
– Tabulatur-Buch - Heinrich SchützHeinrich SchützHeinrich Schütz was a German composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and often considered to be one of the most important composers of the 17th century along with Claudio Monteverdi...
– Symphoniae sacrae, part 3 - probable
- Giovanni Battista Abatessa – Ghirlanda di varii fiori (Garland of Various Flowers), a collection of guitar music, published in MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
- Giovanni Battista GranataGiovanni Battista GranataGiovanni Battista Granata was an Italian classical guitarist and composer. By profession, Granata was a barber-surgeon.- Career :...
– Nuove suonate di chitarriglia spagnuola piccicate, e battute..., a collection of guitar music, published in BolognaBolognaBologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
- Giovanni Battista Abatessa – Ghirlanda di varii fiori (Garland of Various Flowers), a collection of guitar music, published in Milan
Births
- date unknown
- Joachim NeanderJoachim NeanderJoachim Neander was a German Reformed Church teacher, theologian and hymn writer whose most famous hymn, Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation is generally regarded as one of the greatest hymns of praise of the Christian church and, since being translated into English by...
, hymn-writer (d. 1680) - André RaisonAndré RaisonAndré Raison was a French Baroque composer and organist. During his lifetime he was one of the most famous French organists and an important influence on French organ music. He published two collections of organ works, in 1688 and 1714. The first contains liturgical music intended for monasteries...
, organist and composer (d. 1719)
- Joachim Neander
- probable
- Cataldo AmodeiCataldo AmodeiCataldo Amodei was a Sicilian Baroque musician. He was born in Sciacca and in 1685 was ordained as a priest; in the same year he became maestro di cappella at the church of San Paolo Maggiore, Naples...
, opera composer (d. c. 1695) - Papanasa MudaliarPapanasa MudaliarPapanasa Mudaliyar was an early Carnatic music composer who lived in Tamil Nadu, India. Among his compositions mukattai kAttiya in Bhairavi ragam and nadamAdittirintha in Kambhoji ragam are well known. The latter composition is an example of the Nindastuti style in musical compositions wherein the...
, Carnatic music composer (d. 1725) - Giovanni Battista RogeriGiovanni Battista RogeriGiovanni Battista Rogeri was an Italian luthier, who for much of his mature life worked in Brescia. Together with Gasparo da Salo and Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Rogeri was one of the major makers of the Brescan school.-Quotes:...
, luthier - Robert de ViséeRobert de ViséeRobert de Visée was a lutenist, guitarist, theorbist and viol player at the court of Louis XIV, as well as a singer, and composer for lute, theorbo and guitar.-Biography:...
, luthenist, guitarist and viol player (d. 1725)
- Cataldo Amodei
Deaths
- November 24 – Manuel CardosoManuel CardosoManuel Cardoso was a Portuguese composer and organist. With Duarte Lobo and John IV of Portugal, he represented the "golden age" of Portuguese polyphony....
, organist and composer (b. 1566) - date unknown
- Martin PeersonMartin PeersonMartin Peerson was an English composer, organist and virginalist...
(born ca. 1571 – ca. 1573; died 1650 or 1651), English composer, organist and virginalistVirginalistVirginalist denotes a composer of the so-called virginalist school, and usually refers to the English keyboard composers of the late Tudor and early Jacobean periods. The term does not appear to have been applied earlier than the 19th century... - Francesco SacratiFrancesco SacratiFrancesco Sacrati was an Italian composer of the Baroque era, who played an important role in the early history of opera. He wrote for the Teatro Novissimo in Venice as well as touring his operas throughout Italy...
, composer (b. 1605)
- Martin Peerson