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John Dowland [a] (c. 1563 – buried 20 February 1626) 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", "Now o now I needs must part" and "In darkness let me dwell".
John Dowland (born 1562/63, Westminster, London, England—died January 21, 1626, London) was an English composer, virtuoso lutenist, and skilled singer, one of the most famous musicians of his time. Nothing is known of Dowland’s childhood, but in 1580 he went to Paris as a “servant” to Sir Henry Cobham, the ambassador to the French court.
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Jan 5, 2010 · John Dowland (1563-1626) was an important instrumental composer at a time when the most serious music was vocal, and he was a popular composer at a time when there was no dichotomy between...
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Oct 26, 2015 · John Dowland (b. 1563–d. 1623) was an internationally known English musician of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was one of the most renowned lutenists of his time, and his compositions were disseminated widely. In modern scholarship, he is often listed second in importance only to William Byrd.
Tears flow in the 17th century “Lachrimae” by John Dowland, the composer whom Sting said can make hopelessness sound strangely uplifting. For classical composer John Dowland, teardrops open...
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Jun 11, 2018 · Dowland, John, great English composer and famous lutenist, father of Robert Dowland; b. probably in London, 1563; d. there (buried), Feb. 20,1626. In 1580 he went to Paris in the service of Sir Henry Cobham, but by 1584 he was back in England, where he eventually married.
Flow, my tears" (originally Early Modern English: Flow my teares fall from your springs) is a lute song (specifically, an "ayre") by the accomplished lutenist and composer John Dowland (1563–1626).
