Events

• January – Johann Erasmus Kindermann
  Johann Erasmus Kindermann
  Johann Erasmus Kindermann was a German Baroque organist and composer. He was the most important composer of the Nuremberg school in the first half of the 17th century.-Life:...
  
   is ordered to return to Nuremberg to become second organist of Frauenkirche.
• February 23 or 24 – The masque
  Masque
  The masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment which flourished in 16th and early 17th century Europe, though it was developed earlier in Italy, in forms including the intermedio...
  
  , Triumphs of the Prince d'Amour, by William Davenant
  William Davenant
  Sir William Davenant , also spelled D'Avenant, was an English poet and playwright. Along with Thomas Killigrew, Davenant was one of the rare figures in English Renaissance theatre whose career spanned both the Caroline and Restoration eras and who was active both before and after the English Civil...
  
  , is performed, with music composed by brothers Henry
  Henry Lawes
  Henry Lawes was an English musician and composer.He was born at Dinton in Wiltshire, and received his musical education from John Cooper, better known under his Italian pseudonym Giovanni Coperario, a famous composer of the day...
  
   and William Lawes
  William Lawes
  William Lawes was an English composer and musician.-Life and career:Lawes was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire and was baptised on 1 May 1602...
  
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• Vittoria Aleotti
  Vittoria Aleotti
  Vittoria Aleotti , believed to be the same as Raffaella Aleotti was an Italian Augustinian nun, a composer and organist.-Personal Life and Musical Growth:...
  
   becomes prioress of the Augustinian convent of St. Vito, Ferrara, Italy.
• King Charles I
  Charles I of England
  Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
  
   and Queen Henrietta Maria
  Henrietta Maria of France
  Henrietta Maria of France ; was the Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I...
  
   visit Oxford University in August. They are entertained with plays, two of which — William Strode's The Floating Island and William Cartwright's The Royal Slave — feature music by Henry Lawes.

Classical music

• Heinrich Schütz
  Heinrich Schütz
  Heinrich Schütz was a German composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and often considered to be one of the most important composers of the 17th century along with Claudio Monteverdi...
  
  – Kleine geistliche Konzerte (Small Sacred Concertos), part 1