1586 in music
Events
Publications
- Lodovico Agostini – Le lagrime del peccatore, fourth book for six voices, Op. 12
- Felice Anerio – First book of canzonettas for four voices
- Giammateo Asola
- *Psalms, also includes a Te Deum
- *Missae octonis compositae tonis for four voices
- *Officium defunctorum for four voices
- Lodovico Balbi – Cappriccios for six voices
- Giulio Belli – First book of masses for five voices
- Camillo Cortellini – Third book of madrigals for five voices
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Second book of madrigals for four voices
- Nicola Parma – Sacrae cantiones..., book two
- Giaches de Wert – Eighth book of madrigals for five voices
Compositions
- Anthony Holborne – The Countess of Pembroke's Funerals
Births
- January 20 – Johann Hermann Schein, German composer
- July 1 – Claudio Saracini, lutenist, singer and composer
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