The decade of the 1530s in music (years 1530–1539) involved some significant events, publications, compositions, births, and deaths.
Events
1532: Thomas Tallis takes his first known musical appointment, as organist at Dover Priory. 1533: Claudin de Sermisy appointed a canon at Sainte-Chapelle in Paris 1534: Nicolas Gombert appointed a canon of Notre-Dame in Tournai 1535: Cristobal Morales joins the papal choir at St Peter's basilica, Rome 1536: Pierre Certon appointed Master of the Choristers at Sainte Chapelle in Paris. 1538: Tallis moves from Dover to Waltham Abbey. Thomas Appleby appointed organist and choirmaster at Lincoln Cathedral 1539: Joan Brudieu appointed maestro di capilla at la Seu d'Urgell Cathedral in Catalonia, a position he held until his death (bar a couple of gaps) until his death in 1591.
Publications
1530
Madrigali de diversi musici: libro primo de la Serena (Rome: Valerio Dorico). The first book of madrigals to be identified by that name. The majority of pieces are by Philippe Verdelot.
1532
Carpentras
First book of masses (Avignon: Jean de Channay) Lamentations for five voices (Avignon: Jean de Channay) Hans Gerle – (Nuremberg: Hieronymous Formschneider), an instructional book for playing and arranging for the viola, rebec, and lute Sebald Heyden – De arte canendi: Rudimenta, first installment of an important treatise on singing
1533
Hans Gerle - 2nd collection of lute music Tabulatur auff die Laudten published in Nuremberg. It included arrangements of pieces by Jean Mouton, Josquin and Jacob Obrecht Clement Janequin – Vingt et quatre chansons musicales...composes par maistre CL Janequin published by Pierre Attaignant in Paris Philippe Verdelot – First book of madrigals for four voices, published by Ottaviano Scotto in Venice
1534
Philippe Verdelot – Second book of madrigals for four voices, published by Scotto in Venice
1535
Silvestro Ganassi dal Fontego – Opera intitulata Fontegara, a treatise on recorder playing, published in Venice Philippe Verdelot – First book of madrigals for five voices, published by Scotto in Venice
1536
Sebastian z Felsztyna – treatise 'De Musica Dialogi VI'
Luis de Milán – (Valencia: Francisco Diaz Romano), the first collection of music for the vihuela Francesco da Milano – Five volumes of lute music published in Milan Hans Neusidler – Two books of lute music, and .
1537
Carpentras – August 25: (Book of songs for three voices) (Rome: Valerio & Luigi Dorico) Sebald Heyden – De arte canendi, second installment, important treatise on singing Clement Janequin – Les Chansons de la Guerre, La Chasse, Le Chant des Oyseaux, L'Alouette, Le Rossignol, published by Pierre Attaignment in Paris Philippe Verdelot – Second book of madrigals for five voices published by Scotto in Venice
1538
Luis de Narváez – (Valladolid: Diego Hernandez), a large collection of lute music Philippe Verdelot – , the first Protestant hymn-book, published in Ulm.
1539
Jacques Arcadelt
First book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano), the most reprinted madrigal book of the sixteenth century Second book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Third book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) Fourth book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano) Noel Bauldeweyn – Missa da Pacem (Nuremberg: Ott, RISM 15392). Published under the name of Josquin des Prez. Jean Calvin – First edition of 'The Geneva Psalter' Alfonso dalla Viola – First book of madrigals for four voices (Ferrara: Henrico De Campis & Antonio Hucher for Giovanni De Buglhat) Georg Forster – First volume of his 'Fresh German Songs' published in Nuremberg Nicolas Gombert First book of motets for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) First book of motets for five voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) Paul Hofhaimer – collection of musical settings of the odes of Horace 'Harmoniae Poeticae', published in Nuremberg Jacquet of Mantua First book of motets for five voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) First book of motets for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto) Pierre de Manchicourt – Book 14: 19 Motets for four voices (Paris: Pierre Attaingnant & Hubert Jullet), the last volume in Attaingnant's motet series and the only one dedicated to a single composer
Classical music
1530
We-Liang-Hu composed music for a play by 14th-century poet Gao Ming.
Sacred music
1533
Nicolas Gombert – Cuis colis Ausoniam, motet for six voices to a text by Nicolaus Grudius, celebrating the treaty signed in Bologna by Emperor Charles V, Pope Clement VII, and several other Italian rulers