The Renaissance composer John Dowland was the foremost lutenist and lute song composer of his generation. While renowned as the master of musical melancholy, he was reputedly a cheerful man, though disappointed by his long failure to find employment.
2 7 Fantasies: No. 7. Fantasia in G minor, P. 7 00:05:02
3 Solus Cum Sola, P. 10 00:04:40
4 Come Again: Sweet Love Doth Now Invite 00:02:14
5 Mr. John Langton's Pavan 00:04:19
6 Round Battle Galliard, P. 39 00:02:50
7 Say Love If Ever Thou Did'st Find 00:02:05
8 The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard, P. 41 00:01:22
9 Semper Dowland Semper Dolens, P. 9 00:04:24
10 All Ye Whom Love or Fortune Hath Betrayed 00:04:25
11 The King of Denmark's Galiard 00:01:26
12 Lady Laiton's Almain, P. 48 00:01:22
13 The Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Lisle, His Galliard, P. 91, "Sir Robert Sidney's Galliard" 00:02:39
14 In Darkness Let Me Dwell 00:03:36
15 Lachrimae Pavan, P. 15 00:05:24
16 I Saw My Lady Weep 00:05:25
17 Burst Forth, My Tears 00:04:19
18 7 Fantasies: No. 3. Farewell, P. 3 00:06:41
The Renaissance composer John Dowland was the foremost lutenist and lute song composer of his generation. While renowned as the master of musical melancholy, he was reputedly a cheerful man, though disappointed by his long failure to find employment.