1577 in music

Events

 * July – Annibale Zoilo resigns from the Sistine Chapel Choir, due to ill health.
 * 25 October – Pope Gregory XIII appoints Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Annibale Zoilo to prepare a corrected edition of the Graduale Romanum.

Publications

 * Giovanni Animuccia – Third book of laudi (Rome: Antonio Blado), also includes "una instrutione per promovere e conservare il peccatore convertito" (an instruction for encouraging and retaining the converted sinner)
 * Joachim a Burck – Lyricorum Ludovici Helmboldi Mulhusini, two volumes (of the lyrics of Ludwig Helmbold) (Mühlhausen: Georg Hantzsch), a collection of hymns
 * Eucharius Hoffmann – 24 Cantiones for four, five, and six voices (Wittenberg: Johann Schwertel), a collection of motets
 * Paolo Isnardi – Second book of madrigals for five voices (Venice: Angelo Gardano)
 * Orlande de Lassus
 * Missae variis concentibus ornatae (Masses for various voices) (Paris: Le Roy & Ballard)
 * Novae aliquot (Several new pieces) for two voices (Munich: Adam Berg)
 * Mattheus Le Maistre – Schöne und auserlesene Deudsche und Lateinische Geistliche Gesenge for three voices (Dresden: Gimel Bergen)
 * Cristofano Malvezzi – First book of ricercars for four voices (Perugia: Pietroiacomo Petrucci)

Classical music

 * Johannes Eccard – Crepundia sacra Helmboldi

Births

 * probable – Robert Jones, English lutenist and composer (d. 1617)

Deaths

 * none listed