1642 in music
# 1642 in music

The year 1642 in music involved some significant events.

## Events

* Bartolomeo Montalbano becomes Kapellmeister at San Francesco in Bologna.

## Publications

* Christoph Demantius – Morgenröthe for five voices (Freiberg: Georg Beuther), written for the funeral of Hedwig on May 30
* Johannes Eccard & Johann Stobaeus – Part 1 of Der Preussischen Fest-Lieder/ vom Advent an biß Ostern (The Prussian Feast-day Songs: From Advent to Easter) for five, six, and eight voices (Elbing: Wendel Bodenhausen)
* Claudio Monteverdi – Selva morale e spirituale
* Nicodemo Parisi – Messa e salmi concertati a 5 voci facili da cantarsi... (Venice: Bartolomeo Magni), collected by his brother, Filippo Parisi, and including two of his compositions
* Johann Rist – Des Daphnis aus Cimbrien Galathee (Hamburg: Jacob Rebenlein), a collection of pastoral songs, music by Heinrich Pape

## Popular music

* Jean de Brébeuf – "Huron Carol" (Canada's oldest Christmas song)

## Classical music

* Cornelis Padbrué – Synphonia in nuptias..., written for the wedding of Mathaeus Steyn and Maria van Napels

## Opera

* Francesco Cavalli – Amore innamorato
* Claudio Monteverdi – L'incoronazione di Poppea
* Luigi Rossi – Il Palazzo incantato

## Births

* 11 January – Johann Friedrich Alberti, German composer and organist
* 23 September – Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Italian composer (died 1678)
* 6 December – Johann Christoph Bach, composer (died 1703)
* date unknown – Benedictus Buns, Dutch composer

## Deaths

* date unknown
   * Giovanni Battista Buonamente, Italian composer and violinist (born c.1595)
   * Johann Daniel Mylius, composer for the lute (born c.1583)
* probable – Nicolas Vallet, lutenist and composer (born c.1583)
