Jan 23 Bernardo Pisano, Italian composer, dies at 57 Jun 14 Carpentras [Elzéar Genet], French composer, dies at about 78 [birthdate uncertain] Aug 6 Georg Rhau, German cantor, composer, and music publisher, dies at about 50 [exact birthdate uncertain c. 1488] 1545 Deaths in Music by Year 1550 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers