Jan 7 Jacobus de Kerle, French Flemish composer, dies at about 59 Jul 2 Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) Jul 18 Jakob Handl [Petelin], German-Austrian composer (Opus musicum), and Cistercian monk, dies at 40 1590 Deaths in Music by Year 1592 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers