Feb 2 Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68 Jun 14 Orlandus Lassus, Flemish composer (Prophet sybillarum), dies at about 61 [birthdate uncertain] Jul 10 Paulo Bellasio, Italian organist and late Renaissance composer, dies at 40 1592 Deaths in Music by Year 1596 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers