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Portrait of John Dowland

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 7 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.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
2. Lachrymae Pavan — —— —— —
Dances from 'Lachrimae': 1 - Semper Dowland Semper Dolens — —— —— —
Dances from 'Lachrimae': 2 - The King of Denmark's Galiard — —— —— —
Dances from 'Lachrimae': 3 - The Earl of Essex Galiard — —— —— —
Dances from 'Lachrimae': 5 - M. Giles Hobies Galiard — —— —— —
Dances from 'Lachrimae': 7 - M. Thomas Collier His Galiard — —— Flute, Oboe, violinClassical 1
Dances from 'Lachrimae': 8 - Captain Digorie Piper His Galiard — —— —— —
Dances from 'Lachrimae': 10 - Mrs. Nichols Almand — —— Flute, Oboe, violinClassical 1
My Lord Chamberlain's Galliard — —— —— —
If My Complaints — —— —— —
Mrs. Nichol's Alman — —— —Classical 2
Lachrimae Pavane — —— —— —
She Can't Excuse — —— —Classical 1
John Dowland's Galliard — —— —— —
Of My Complaints Could Passions Move — —— —Classical —
Lachrimae Pavan — —— —— 1
The Right Honourable The Lady Rich, Her Galliard — —— —— —
Fantasie No. 7 Performed by John Dowland — —— —— —
Queen Elizabeth's Galliard Performed by John Dowland — —— —— —
What If A Day — —— Piano, Flute, RecorderClassical 0
Fine Knacks for Ladies from Second Book of Songs or Ayres — —— —— —
Minuet in A Minor — —A minor —Classical —
Excuse me — —— Piano, Flute, violinClassical —
05) Mr. Dowland's Midnight — —— —— —
Lachrimae Antiquae Performed by John Dowland — —— —— —
Der Klarinettenmuckel — —— MandolinClassical —
Der Schuhplattler — —— MandolinClassical —
Lachrymae Flow My Teares - Score — —— —— —
Come again - Score — —— —— —
Shall I Sue, Shall I Seek for Grace? From "The Seconde Booke of Songs or Ayres" — —— —— —
Come again! Sweet love doth now invite - No. 17 from "First Book of Airs, Part 2" — —— —— —
His golden locks - No. 18 from "First Book of Airs, Part 2" — —— —— —
Say, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find — —— —— 0
Wilt thou, unkind, thus reave me?, Piano - No. 15 from "First Book of Airs, Part 2" — —— —— —
Come, heavy sleep - No. 20 from "First Book of Airs, Part 2" — —— —— —
The Queen's Galliard - Guitar — —— —— —
His golden locks, Piano - No. 18 from "First Book of Airs, Part 2" — —— —— —
A Galliard - Guitar — —— —— —
Wilt thou, unkind, thus reave me? - No. 15 from "First Book of Airs, Part 2" — —— —— —
Behold A Wonder Here — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 0
By A Fountain Where I Lay — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —
Cease These False Sports — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —
Come When I Call (For Two Voices And Two Lutes) — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —
Daphne Was Not So Chaste — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 0
Far From Triumphing Court — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 0
Farewell Too Fair — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —
Farewell Unkind Farewell — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —
Fie On This Feigning — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical —

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.