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Robert Jones (c. 1577 – 1617) was an English lutenist and composer, the most prolific of the English lute song composers (along with Thomas Campion).. He received the degree of B.Mus. from Oxford in 1597 (St. Edmund Hall).
John Attey (d. c. 1640) was an English composer of lute songs or ayres.. Little is known about his life. He appears to have been patronised by John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater and the Countess Frances, to whom he dedicates his First Booke of Ayres of Foure Parts, with Tableture for the Lute, in 1622.
The consort song, popular in England, is considered to be closely related to the lute song. This was an earlier strophic form of music that was for a solo voice accompanied by a small group of string instruments. [1] In France, the chanson is a precursor to the lute song or air de cour. Collections of airs de cour were used in other countries ...
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Like others of Dowland's lute songs, the piece's musical form and style are based on a dance, in this case the pavan. It was first published in The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres of 2, 4 and 5 parts (London, 1600). The song begins with a falling tear motif, starting on an A and descending to an E by step on the text "Flow, my tears".
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Concise Instructions for Playing on the English Lute (c.1800); [1] A Collection of Songs, arranged for harp-lute, lyre, and guitar (c.1810); [2] Preludes, Exercises, and Recreations, for harp-lute solo (c.1810); [2] A New and Complete Directory to the Art of Playing on the British Lute-Harp (1817). It contains a full-page engraving showing the ...