Composer
John Dowland
1563–1626
412 works in the index
- Born
- 1563
- Died
- 1626
- Birthplace
- London
- Citizenship / historical state
- Kingdom of England
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Renaissance
Biography
Dowland wrote the finest lute songs in English and made a career out of melancholy, which he seems to have found both genuine and marketable.
The songs — Flow My Tears, Come Again, In Darkness Let Me Dwell — were published in a form that lets them be sung as a solo with lute or as a four-part consort, printed so the singers could sit around one table and read from different sides of the page. Modern editions usually give voice with either lute tablature or a keyboard realisation.
For guitarists, the lute solos transfer well and are among the most rewarding early music available, though the tuning differs from the guitar and editions handle that in different ways: some transpose, some retune the third string. Check which before you start learning.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Voice, Piano, Lute, Recorder
- Genres represented
- Classical, pop, Pop, Jazz
- Works with composition dates
- 5 of 412
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works page 2 of 9
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| When To Her Lute Corinna Sings (Thomas Campion) | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | 4 |
| Farewell Unkind (Dowland J) | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | Classical | 5 |
| Faction That Ever Dwells(Dowland | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | Classical | 5 |
| Ayre Of Four Parts | — | — | — | — | Classical | 4 |
| Dances from 'Lachrimae': 4 - M. Henry Noel His Galiard | 1604* or beforeIMSLP | — | — | Flute, Oboe, violin | Classical | 5 |
| Dances from 'Lachrimae': 6 - M. Nicholas Gryffith His Galiard | — | — | — | Flute, Oboe, violin | Classical | 5 |
| Dances from 'Lachrimae': 11 - M. George Whitehead His Almand | 1604* or beforeIMSLP | — | — | Flute, Oboe, violin | Classical | 5 |
| Away with these self-loving lads - No. 21 from "First Book of Airs, Part 2" | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 2 |
| Stay, Time, Thy Flying - Set of Parts | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| Would my conceit - No. 16 from "First Book of Airs, Part 2" | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 2 |
| Go From My Window | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | 5 |
| Sir Henry Umpton's Funeral | — | — | — | Recorder | Classical | 5 |
| The Complete Works | — | — | — | — | Classical | 3 |
| Dear, If You Change | — | — | — | Piano, Organ, Guitar, Voice, Tuba, Lute, Low Voice | Classical | 5 |
| Burst Forth, My Tears | — | — | — | Piano, Organ, Voice, Lute, Low Voice | Classical | 5 |
| Die Not Before thy Day | — | — | — | Voice, Lute | Classical | 4 |
| Tim'es Eldest Son, Old Age (the first part) | — | — | — | Voice, Lute | Classical | 4 |
| When Others Sing White (the third part) | — | — | — | Voice, Lute | Classical | 4 |
| Now Cease My Wand'ring Eyes | — | — | — | Piano, Organ, Voice, Lute, Low Voice | Classical | 5 |
| Air | — | — | — | Guitar, Flute | Classical | 5 |
| Ayre | — | — | — | Piano, Flute, Recorder | Classical | 3 |
| Mrs. Nichol's Almain | — | — | — | Guitar, Recorder | Classical, pop | 4 |
| Tarleton's Jig | — | — | — | Recorder | Classical | 4 |
| (Michael Praetorius) | — | — | — | Recorder | Classical | 4 |
| Guardame Las Vacas (Luis De Narvaez) | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | 4 |
| Lady Hunsdon's Alman (John Dowland) | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | 3 |
| Recercate Concertante (Francesco Da Milano & Joanne Matelart) | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | 3 |
| The Cobbler (Anon) | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | 3 |
| The Flatt Pavin (John Johnson) | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | 3 |
| The Night Watch (Anthony Holborne) | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | 3 |
| Toda Mi Bida Os Ame (Luis Milan) | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | 3 |
| When Phoebus First Did | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Come Away | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical, pop | 3 |
| Dance | — | — | — | Guitar, Mandolin | Classical | 5 |
| Mr. Dowland's Midnight | — | — | — | Guitar | Classical | 4 |
| Go To Bed Sweet Muse (Jones) | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Almain: Lady Hunsdons Puffe | — | — | — | Recorder | Classical | 3 |
| Tartletons Jog | — | — | — | Recorder | Classical | 2 |
| Dances from 'Lachrimae': 9 - M. Bucton's Galiard | — | — | — | Flute, Oboe, violin | Classical | 4 |
| Minuet In C | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, No. 1: "I Saw My Lady Weep" | — | — | — | Piano, Organ, Voice, Lute, Low Voice | Classical | 6 |
| First Set of Songs, in Four Parts | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Uniquiet Thoughts | — | — | — | Voice, Lute | Classical | 3 |
| White as Lilies was Her Face | — | — | — | Piano, Organ, Voice, Lute, Low Voice | Classical | 4 |
| A Sheperd in a Shade | — | — | — | Voice, Lute | Classical | 3 |
| Toss Not My Soul | — | — | — | — | Classical | 3 |
| Clear or Cloudy | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 14744124. Portrait: Unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.