Author:John Dowland

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John Dowland
(1563–1626)

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English Renaissance composer. Well-known in his day as a lutenist. Wrote for the lute and also composed songs, often setting anonymous lyrics. It has been suggested that he may have written some of the anonymous lyrics himself.

Works

Compilations

The First Booke of Songes or Ayres (1597)
- First Book of Airs, edited by Edmund Horace Fellowes (1921)
The Second Booke of Songes or Ayres (1600)

Individual titles

Works about Dowland

"Dowland, John," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
"Dowland, John," by William Henry Husk in A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (v. 1, p. 460), (ed.) by George Grove, London: MacMillan & Co., Ltd. (1900)

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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