- Jan 27 Hieronymus Praetorius, German organist and composer, dies at 68
- Feb 13 Girolamo Giacobbi, composer, dies at 61
- Apr 19 Sigismondo d'India, Italian composer
- Sep 5 Domenico Allegri, Italian composer (b. c. 1585)
- Oct 2 Pierre the Barulle, French cardinal/founder (French Oratorio), dies
- Oct 2 Antonio Cifra, Italian composer dies at about 45