- 1572 in music
Events
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William Byrd becomes a Gentleman of theChapel Royal .Publications
Births
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February 14 -Hans Christoph Haiden , German composer, organist and poet
*March 16 -Daniel Bacheler , English lutenist and composer
*May 25 -Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), German music patron and composer (died1632 )
*September 15 (baptized) -Erasmus Widmann , German composer, teacher, instrumentalist, organist, and poet
*October 19 (baptized) -Paolo Fonghetto , Italian composer
*December 27 -Johannes Vodnianus Campanus , Czech composer, pedagogue and humanist (died1622 )
*Martin Peerson (born "ca."1571 – "ca."1573 ; died1650 or1651 ), English composer, organist andvirginalist
*Thomas Tomkins , English composer (died1656 )
*Alessandro Ghivizzani , Italian composerDeaths
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February 23 -Pierre Certon , French composer (born c1510 )
*August 28 ? -Claude Goudimel , French composer, murdered in theSt. Bartholomew's Day Massacre . (born c1514 )
* "date unknown" -Melchior Kreisstein , German music printer
* "date unknown" -Francesco Londariti (Frankiskos Leontaritis), Cretan composer, active in Venice and Munich
*Christopher Tye , English composer (betweenAugust 27 ,1571 andMarch 15 ,1573 )
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