1641 in music
# 1641 in music

The year 1641 in music involved some significant events.

## Events

* Heinrich Bach becomes organist of St Mary's Church, Arnstadt.
* Franz Tunder succeeds Peter Hasse as organist of the Marienkirche in Lübeck.

## Publications

* Benedetto Ferrari – Musiche varier a voce sola, volume 3, published in Venice
* Claudio Monteverdi – Selva morale e spirituale (Venice: Bartolomeo Magni)
* Cornelis Padbrué
   * Kusjes... (Amsterdam, Broer Jansz)
   * Synphonia in nuptias... (Amsterdam, Broer Jansz), written to celebrate the marriage of Everswyn and Lucia Buys

## Classical music

* Johann Schop – Werde munter, mein Gemüte

## Opera

* Francesco Cavalli – Didone
* Claudio Monteverdi – Le nozze d'Enea con Lavinia, premiered in Venice

## Births

* October 14 – Joachim Tielke, German maker of musical instruments (died 1719)

## Deaths

* date unknown
   * Estêvão de Brito, Portuguese composer of polyphony (born c. 1570)
   * Robert Dowland, lutenist and composer (born c.1591)
* probable – Francesco Usper, Italian composer and organist (born c. 1570)
