1563–1626 English composer and lutenist Dowland was the greatest lute-song composer of the early seventeenth century. His conversion to Catholicism in the early 1580s may have contributed to his lack of professional success. Twice disappointed in applications for a post at court, he travelled and then worked on the continent. By November 1598 he was employed at the court of ...
harpsichord, was becoming popular domestically, and clavichords were steadily developing. The lute was a very popular solo instrument and also accompanied solo singing – the English composer John Dowland (1563–1626) was a notable champion of the instrument. As polyphonic music was hard to play on these instruments, music written for them tended to be more chord-based, anticipating ...
, ‘Ah Robyn, gentil Robyn’. Recommended Recording: Stabat Mater, Salve Regina, Magnificat, Tallis Scholars (dir) Peter Phillips (Gimell) Introduction | Renaissance | Classical Personalities | John Dowland | Renaissance | Classical ...
solo or ensemble songs with lute accompaniment. The genre reached England in 1597 with the publication of the first of four books of Ayres for Voice and Lute by John Dowland (1563–1626). The other three appeared in 1600, 1603 and 1612. Overall, however, the English failed to make a characteristic mark on opera. The only noteworthy example to ...
fed by publications of instruction books which covered various aspects of lute playing (e.g. fingering and ornamentation) and included pieces of varying degrees of difficulty by composers such as Dowland and the Ferrabosco family. English Viol Music The popularity of music for virginal and for lute in sixteenth-century England was matched by that of music for viol. The first viol ...
(Vocals, songwriter, b. 1961) Canadian lang’s first international album, the Dave Edmunds-produced Angel With A Lariat (1987), was critically acclaimed. A duet with Roy Orbison on a remake of his 1961 hit, ‘Crying’, for the movie Hiding Out, was her first country hit. She then teamed up with veteran producer Owen Bradley for Shadowlands (1988), which ...
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