1592 in music

In 1592, Lodovico Bassano married Elizabeth Damon on November 13. The year saw numerous musical publications, including works by prominent composers such as Claudio Monteverdi, who released his third book of madrigals for five voices, and Costanzo Antegnati, who published psalms for eight voices. Other notable publications included Tiburtio Massaino’s *Sacri modulorum concentus* for multiple voices and instruments, and Thomas East’s *The Whole Booke of Psalmes*, which featured settings by English composers like John Dowland. Claudio Merulo also released his first book of keyboard music, *Canzoni d'intavolatura d'organo*.

The births section notes the arrival of two composers: John Jenkins, an English composer who would live until 1678, and Domenico Mazzocchi, an Italian composer who died in 1665. The year also saw several deaths: Alessandro Striggio, a diplomat and composer, passed away on February 29; Giovanni Domenico da Nola, a Neapolitan poet and composer, died in May; Nikolaus Selnecker, a theologian and musician, died on May 24; Marc'Antonio Ingegneri, a composer, died on July 1; and Annibale Zoilo, a singer and composer, died at an unknown date.