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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 – , volume 3, published in Venice
  • Claudio Monteverdi – (Venice: Bartolomeo Magni)
  • Cornelis Padbrué
  • (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 –
  • Claudio Monteverdi – , premiered in Venice

Births

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

Deaths

  • November 28 – Robert Dowland, English lutenist and composer (born c.1591)
  • date unknown – Estêvão de Brito, Portuguese composer of polyphony (born c. 1570)
  • probable – Francesco Usper, Italian composer and organist (born c. 1570)