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Front page of First Booke of Songes or Ayres of Fowre Partes with Tableture for the Lute, 1597. The First Book of Songs (title in Early Modern English: First Booke of Songes or Ayres) is a collection of songs by John Dowland which includes one instrumental piece. The book was published in London in 1597 and was reprinted four times during the ...
One of the first 20th-century musicians who successfully helped reclaim Dowland from the history books was the singer-songwriter Frederick Keel. [42] Keel included fifteen Dowland pieces in his two sets of Elizabethan love songs published in 1909 and 1913, [ 43 ] which achieved popularity in their day.
Come Again (Dowland) F. The First Book of Songs (1597) M. My Lord Chamberlain, His Galliard; N. Now o now I needs must part
Many of his songs still exist today. William Byrd was the chief organist and composer for Queen Elizabeth. Also during the 16th century were John Bull (1562–1628), best-known organist of the Elizabethan era, and John Dowland (1563–1626), leading composer of lute music. John Dowland published his first book of songs or "ayres" in 1597.
The First Book of Songs (5 P) S. The Second Book of Songs (3 P) Pages in category "Collections by John Dowland" This category contains only the following page.
Front page of The First Booke of Songes or Ayres of Foure Partes with Tableture for the Lute, 1597 "Can She Excuse My Wrongs" is a late 16th-century song by the English Renaissance composer John Dowland, the fifth song in his First Booke of Songes or Ayres (Peter Short, London 1597). The words are set to a dance-tune, a galliard.
The lyrics are anonymous. The song is bitter-sweet, typical of Dowland who cultivated a melancholy style. [1] It was included in Dowland's First Booke of Songes or Ayres, which appeared in 1597. The piece is often performed as a lute song by soloist and lute, but, like other songs in the First Booke, it is printed in a format that can also be ...
In 1597 Dowland dedicated his First book of songs and ayres to George Carey. [2] As well as supporting musicians, Carey was patron of a theatre company to which William Shakespeare belonged. [ 2 ] In 1596/7 the company was briefly known as "Baron Hunsdon's Men", but is better known as the Lord Chamberlain's Men (the name they used after Carey ...