JOHN DOWLAND

Melancholy, courtly refinement, and sharply shaped song meet in John Dowland's music. The English composer and lute player stands among the great figures of the late Renaissance, with ayres, dances, pavans, and consort works that turn private feeling into formal elegance. Flow, my tears, Lachrimae, and Come again remain central to the English lute-song repertory.

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  Flow, My Tears found popularity after John Dowland gave it lyrics

  Originally composed as an instrumental theme, the lute song Flow, My Tears was created by the English Renaissance...