Fortune My Foe by John Dowland (1563-1626) John Dowland was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as “Come, heavy sleep”, “Come again”, “Flow my tears”, “I saw my Lady weepe” and “In darkness let me dwell”, but his instrumental music has undergone a major …
My Lady Hundons Puffe by John Dowland (1563-1626) John Dowland was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as “Come, heavy sleep”, “Come again”, “Flow my tears”, “I saw my Lady weepe” and “In darkness let me dwell”, but his instrumental music has undergone a …
Lord’s Willoughby’s Welcome Home by John Dowland (1563-1626) John Dowland was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as “Come, heavy sleep”, “Come again”, “Flow my tears”, “I saw my Lady weepe” and “In darkness let me dwell”, but his instrumental music has undergone a …
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Go From My Window by Anonymous (16th century) Variations on popular dances and ballads make up a large part of the English lute repertoire. In the case of this charming composition, the ballad tune “Go From My Window” is presented in measures 1-8, and is followed by four eight measure variations. With the 3rd (G) …
Toy 3 by Anonymous (16th century) One of hundreds of anonymous lute pieces of 16th century England, this piece is from the Jane Pickering Lute Book, a manuscript collection of a dedicated amateur. A toy is a simple piece for the lute or keyboard based either on dances such as a jig or alman, or …
Packingtons Pound by Anonymous (16th century) Instrumental version of a ballad that tells of a Sir Francis Packington. Mr. Packington a foolish 3000 pound mistake of a wager that he had the athletic prowess to swim the Thames underwater. This was prevented wager was stopped by Queen Elizabeth, apparently worried for Packington’s safety.
Captain Digorie Piper’s Galliard by John Dowland (1563-1626) John Dowland was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as “Come, heavy sleep”, “Come again”, “Flow my tears”, “I saw my Lady weepe” and “In darkness let me dwell”, but his instrumental music has undergone a …
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Dowland’s Galliard by John Dowland (1563-1626) John Dowland was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as “Come, heavy sleep”, “Come again”, “Flow my tears”, “I saw my Lady weepe” and “In darkness let me dwell”, but his instrumental music has undergone a major revival, …
Robin is to the Greenwood Gone by Thomas Robinson (1589-1609) Thomas Robinson’s was an English renaissance composer and music teacher, who flourished around 1600. He taught and wrote music for lute, cittern, orpharion, bandora, viol, and singing. His works for the most part consist of his own compositions.
Kemp’s Jig by Anonymous 16th century English The Jig is a form of lively folk dance, as well as the accompanying dance tune, originating in England in the sixteenth century and today most associated with Irish dance music and Scottish country dance music. Jigs were originally in 2/4 time, but have been adapted to a …
