16th century in music

250px|right The frottola (; plural frottole) was the predominant type of Italian popular secular song of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century. It was the most important and widespread predecessor to the madrigal. The peak of activity in composition of frottole was the period from 1470 to 1530, after which time the form was replaced by the madrigal.

metrical psalter, choral book

single sheet of paper printed on one side; type of ballad

anthology of secular songs in polyphonic versions, printed in Venice

Renaissance songbook of Portuguese secular music from the 16th century

Portuguese Renaissance–Era manuscript of music

music-related events during 1597

music-related events during 1594

music-related events during 1567

Lutheran hymnal by Johann Walter, Martin Luther

music-related events during 1598

renaissance songbook of Portuguese music

music-related events during 1583

music-related events during 1556

music-related events during 1592

music-related events during 1593

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music-related events during 1600

music-related events during 1585

music-related events during 1571

music-related events during 1580

music-related events during 1599

music-related events during 1576