JOHN DOWLAND (1563 - 1626) John Dowland, of English or possibly Irish origin, was born in 1563, probably in London. He was a lutenist of distinction but failed, allegedly because he was a Catholic, to win a position in the royal service, seeking his fortune abroad at Kassel and later, in 1598, at the court of Christian IV of Denmark. He was forced by debt to return to England in 1606 and eventually won appointment as one of the King’s Lutes in 1612. He performed during the funeral ceremonies of King James I and himself died the following year. Dowland was the composer, in particular, of one of the best known songs of the period, Flow my teares, music much imitated, epitomising the fashionable humour of the day, melancholy. Dowland himself provided an apt pun on his own name – Semper Dowland, semper dolens (Still Dowland, always grieving) – although he had a reputation as a cheerful man, albeit professionally embittered by his long failure to find employment at court. Dowland was above all the composer of lute-songs, publishing his first collection of airs in 1597, followed by a second in 1600 and a third in 1603. He left over eighty secular songs and these include Come again: sweet love doth now endite, Fine knacks for ladies and Flow my teares, among many others of moving intensity. For the lute itself Dowland wrote Fantasias, and dance-movements, including Pavanes, Galliards, Almains and Jigs. The best known of Dowland’s instrumental compositions is his famous Lachrimae or Seaven Teares, for five viols and lute. This work includes a series of dance-movements, chiefly Galliards, Burst forth, my tears and solemn Pavanes, using the theme familiar from the lute-song Flow my teares. THE MUSIC OF JOHN DOWLAND DDD 8.578015-16 4 CD 1 CD 2 1 Lachrimae Pavan 5:23 1 Melancholy Galliard 2:36 Nigel North (lute) Nigel North (lute) 2 Greensleeves Divisions (attr. Francis Cutting) 2:07 2 The Lady Russell’s Pavan 4:51 Dorothy Linell (lute) Nigel North (lute) 3 Mignarda “Mr Henry Noel’s Galliard” 3:00 3 Pavan “Solus cum sola” 4:36 Nigel North (lute) Nigel North (lute) 4 Mr. John Langton’s Pavan 4:16 4 Dowland’s Adieu for Master Oliver Cromwell 4:43 Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols 5 Fancy (Fantasia) “Tremolo” 3:27 5 Burst forth my tears 4:19 Nigel North (lute) Catherine King (mezzo-soprano), Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols 6 A Dream 5:06 6 Pavan “Solus sine sola” 5:48 Nigel North (lute) Nigel North (lute) 7 Lasso vita mia 4:00 7 Dr Case’s Pavan 4:17 Catherine King (mezzo-soprano), Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols Nigel North (lute) 8 Pavan “La mia Barbara” 5:48 8 The Earle of Essex Galiard 1:36 Nigel North (lute) Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols 9 Fantasie No. 7 5:01 9 Fantasie No. 3 “Farewell” 6:33 Nigel North (lute) Nigel North (lute) 10 Fantasie No. 6 3:00 10 A shepherd in a shade 2:43 Nigel North (lute) Catherine King (mezzo-soprano), Jacob Heringman (lute) 11 Fantasie No. 2 “Forlorn Hope Fancy” 3:53 11 Pavan “Pavana Johan Douland” 7:00 Nigel North (lute) Nigel North (lute) 12 M. Buctons Galiard 1:39 12 Fantasie No.1 4:26 Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols Nigel North (lute) 13 Sweet stay awhile 3:08 13 M. Thomas Collier his Galiard 1:32 Catherine King (mezzo-soprano), Jacob Heringman (lute) Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols 14 Pavan (P18) 5:39 14 Lachrimae (alternative version) 5:14 Nigel North (lute) Nigel North (lute) 15 Piper’s Pavan 5:18 15 Semper Dowland semper dolens 6:33 Nigel North (lute) Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols 16 Mrs. White’s Thing 2:16 16 Can she excuse my wrongs 2:58 Nigel North (lute) Catherine King (mezzo-soprano), Jacob Heringman (lute) 17 Langton’s Galliard 2:38 17 Sir Henry Umpton’s Funerall 5:59 Nigel North (lute) Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols 18 All ye whom love or fortune 4:20 Catherine King (mezzo-soprano), Jacob Heringman (lute) CD 2 playing time 76 minutes 19 M. Henry Noel his Galiard 2:47 Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols Total playing time 2 hours and 31 minutes 20 M. Giles Hobies Galiard 1:47 Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols CD 1 playing time 75 minutes 2 3 CD 1 CD 2 1 Lachrimae Pavan 5:23 1 Melancholy Galliard 2:36 Nigel North (lute) Nigel North (lute) 2 Greensleeves Divisions (attr. Francis Cutting) 2:07 2 The Lady Russell’s Pavan 4:51 Dorothy Linell (lute) Nigel North (lute) 3 Mignarda “Mr Henry Noel’s Galliard” 3:00 3 Pavan “Solus cum sola” 4:36 Nigel North (lute) Nigel North (lute) 4 Mr. John Langton’s Pavan 4:16 4 Dowland’s Adieu for Master Oliver Cromwell 4:43 Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols 5 Fancy (Fantasia) “Tremolo” 3:27 5 Burst forth my tears 4:19 Nigel North (lute) Catherine King (mezzo-soprano), Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols 6 A Dream 5:06 6 Pavan “Solus sine sola” 5:48 Nigel North (lute) Nigel North (lute) 7 Lasso vita mia 4:00 7 Dr Case’s Pavan 4:17 Catherine King (mezzo-soprano), Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols Nigel North (lute) 8 Pavan “La mia Barbara” 5:48 8 The Earle of Essex Galiard 1:36 Nigel North (lute) Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols 9 Fantasie No. 7 5:01 9 Fantasie No. 3 “Farewell” 6:33 Nigel North (lute) Nigel North (lute) 10 Fantasie No. 6 3:00 10 A shepherd in a shade 2:43 Nigel North (lute) Catherine King (mezzo-soprano), Jacob Heringman (lute) 11 Fantasie No. 2 “Forlorn Hope Fancy” 3:53 11 Pavan “Pavana Johan Douland” 7:00 Nigel North (lute) Nigel North (lute) 12 M. Buctons Galiard 1:39 12 Fantasie No.1 4:26 Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols Nigel North (lute) 13 Sweet stay awhile 3:08 13 M. Thomas Collier his Galiard 1:32 Catherine King (mezzo-soprano), Jacob Heringman (lute) Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols 14 Pavan (P18) 5:39 14 Lachrimae (alternative version) 5:14 Nigel North (lute) Nigel North (lute) 15 Piper’s Pavan 5:18 15 Semper Dowland semper dolens 6:33 Nigel North (lute) Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols 16 Mrs. White’s Thing 2:16 16 Can she excuse my wrongs 2:58 Nigel North (lute) Catherine King (mezzo-soprano), Jacob Heringman (lute) 17 Langton’s Galliard 2:38 17 Sir Henry Umpton’s Funerall 5:59 Nigel North (lute) Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols 18 All ye whom love or fortune 4:20 Catherine King (mezzo-soprano), Jacob Heringman (lute) CD 2 playing time 76 minutes 19 M. Henry Noel his Galiard 2:47 Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols Total playing time 2 hours and 31 minutes 20 M. Giles Hobies Galiard 1:47 Jacob Heringman (lute), The Rose Consort of Viols CD 1 playing time 75 minutes 2 3 JOHN DOWLAND (1563 - 1626) John Dowland, of English or possibly Irish origin, was born in 1563, probably in London. He was a lutenist of distinction but failed, allegedly because he was a Catholic, to win a position in the royal service, seeking his fortune abroad at Kassel and later, in 1598, at the court of Christian IV of Denmark. He was forced by debt to return to England in 1606 and eventually won appointment as one of the King’s Lutes in 1612. He performed during the funeral ceremonies of King James I and himself died the following year. Dowland was the composer, in particular, of one of the best known songs of the period, Flow my teares, music much imitated, epitomising the fashionable humour of the day, melancholy. Dowland himself provided an apt pun on his own name – Semper Dowland, semper dolens (Still Dowland, always grieving) – although he had a reputation as a cheerful man, albeit professionally embittered by his long failure to find employment at court. Dowland was above all the composer of lute-songs, publishing his first collection of airs in 1597, followed by a second in 1600 and a third in 1603. He left over eighty secular songs and these include Come again: sweet love doth now endite, Fine knacks for ladies and Flow my teares, among many others of moving intensity. For the lute itself Dowland wrote Fantasias, and dance-movements, including Pavanes, Galliards, Almains and Jigs. The best known of Dowland’s instrumental compositions is his famous Lachrimae or Seaven Teares, for five viols and lute. This work includes a series of dance-movements, chiefly Galliards, Burst forth, my tears and solemn Pavanes, using the theme familiar from the lute-song Flow my teares. THE MUSIC OF JOHN DOWLAND DDD 8.578015-16 4 Burst forth, my tears THE MUSIC OF JOHN DOWLAND CD1 8.578015 p c2010 Germany Burst forth, my tears THE MUSIC OF JOHN DOWLAND CD2 8.578016 p c2010 Germany Also Available: 8.553326 8.557586 8.557862 8.570449 Burst forth, my tears THE MUSIC OF JOHN DOWLAND “My favourite musician happens to be the same as Shakespeare’s: John Dowland.