Dowland, who died 400 years ago, spun out sad songs that were popular in his time and continue to influence artists today.

John Dowland (1563-1626) was an important instrumental composer at a time when the most serious music was vocal, and he was a popular composer at a time when there was no dichotomy between popular and ...

Has there ever been a more melancholy - one might even say downright miserable - songwriter than John Dowland? Morrissey doesn't come close. In songs such as In Darknesse Let Me Dwell, Flow My Tears ...

We knew the deluge was coming: 2026 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of John Dowland. Lutenists have been counting down the days; I imagine certain countertenors are pretty pleased, too. Some ...

John Dowland, the Elizabethan composer, songwriter and lutenist, has been enjoying a quiet, belated renaissance. He dubbed himself “Semper Dowland, semper Dolens” – always Dowland, always doleful – ...

Fornlorn Hope Fancy Hille Perl, Viola da gamba John Dowland, Composer Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares, Movements: Lachrimae Antiquae Hille Perl, Viola da gamba John Dowland, Composer (The) Second Booke of ...

Tenor John Potter, late of the Hilliard Ensemble, formed the Dowland Project in 2003 ostensibly to record the music of Medieval English composer John Dowland (1563-1626). Dowland has several modern ...

Joined by lutenist Nordberg and Brinkmann’s viola da gamba, the soprano’s homage to the Renaissance composer is captivating and persuasive John Dowland died 400 years ago this year, and we’ll be lucky ...