1568 in music

Events

Philippe de Monte becomes Kapellmeister for the Habsburg Emperor Maximilian II.
Second recorded Eisteddfod, at Caerwys in Wales.
Antonio Scandello becomes Kapellmeister at the court of the Electors of Saxony in Dresden.
Girolamo Dalla Casa and his two brothers are hired as musicians at St Mark's Basilica, Venice.

Giovanni Animuccia – Canticum Beatae Mariae Virginis (Rome: Valerio and Luigi Dorico)
Joachim a Burck – Die deutsche Passion (Wittenberg: Johann Schwertel)
Maddalena Casulana – First book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto), the first printed book of music by a woman in history.
Pierre Certon – Missa Christus resurgens for four voices (Paris: Nicolas Du Chemin)
Baldassare Donato – Second book of madrigals for four voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano)
Vincenzo Galilei – Fronimo Dialogo (Venice: Girolamo Scotto), an instructional book for playing, composing and arranging vocal music for lute.
Paolo Isnardi
- Masses for five voices (Venice: Angelo Gardano)
- First book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano)
Orlande de Lassus – Selectissimae cantiones for four, five, six, and more voices (Nuremberg: Theodor Gerlach)
Claudio Merulo – Messe d'intavolatura d'organo, book four (Venice), a collection of masses arranged for organ
Francesco Portinaro
- Le vergine for six voices (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)
- Second book of motets for six, seven, and eight voices (Venice: Antonio Gardano)
Cipriano de Rore
- Gli amorosi concenti, a posthumous collection of madrigals
- Il quinto libro de madrigali, posthumous second, expanded edition (first edition: 1566)

June 5 – Lamoral, Count of Egmont, subject of Goethe's play and Beethoven's overture (b. 1522; executed)
October 14 – Jacques Arcadelt, Flemish composer (b. 1514/1515)
November 12 – Georg Forster, composer (b. 1510)