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Transcribed for Voice and Guitar by David Nadal.The preeminent lute virtuoso and composer of the early 17th century, John Dowland wrote numerous songs, both gay and melancholy, that dazzled the courts of England and Europe. This rare compilation features 43 of these splendid works in transcriptions for voice and guitar, plus two dances for solo guitar. Original lute tablature and complete song texts included.
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Dowland
After purchasing these books (1/2 & 3/4) I immediately got use of the convenience of its page lay-out.Playing both Lute and Guitar this book is easy to understand with the Guitar notations.My favorite thing about this book is that it's printed with a few extra pages to guarantee that a two-page song is always on two adjacent pages instead of back-to-back.The only thing I didn't like was in comparison to the Stainer & Bell edition.Having Voice on top, Grand Staff realization, and then Lute; the grand staff let's you see exactly where your lower courses are tuned to.Not that its hard to figure out with standard tunings but Dowland did use a few kinds of Lutes through-out the compositions in these books.I definately recommend them for anybody studying Guitar, Lute, or Voice.

Interesting music
This is an interesting collection of Dowland's Lute songs in a format that presents the song in standard notation (classical guitar format) and also in tablature.As with most Dover Publications, it is well-bound with a sturdy cover, but the paper the music is printed on is of low quality.

awesome
i'm using dowland on my senior recital for college, this is one of the better books.

Thanks, Dover!
What a bargain this volume is!French tablature for lute, standard notation for guitar, plus the voice part.All nice and neatly presented.You absolutely can't go wrong with this volume at $10.Thanks, Dover; what a great favor you've done for us lutenists!

A nice collection
It took me awhile to get used to the traditional lute tab notation as I am coming from a regular guitar background (read standard notation & "modern" tablature).This is a good book if you can find it.Ifyou also like steel-string acoustic guitar playing, check out therecordings and transcriptions by John Renbourne.There is another bookthat may be hard to find but worth it called "Complete Anthology forMedieval and Renaissance Guitar" that has some great transcriptionsusing alternate tunings by Renbourne. ... Read more

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The definitive biography
THE SUBJECT

John Dowland was not only one of the most prominent lutenists of the Elizabethan and Jacobean ages, he was one of the greatest (some say THE greatest) English composer of all time.All but forgotten for three hundred years, his music was revived and brought back to the public attention largely by the work of Julian Bream, whose favourite composer he became.His works are now staples of the Early Music repertory.

THE AUTHOR

The late Diana Poulton (1903-95) was the first Professor of Lute at the Royal College of Music, and in her lifetime was the recognized authority on Dowland.With Ian Harwood she also founded the British Lute Society, the first of its kind in the World.

Together with the The Collected Lute Music of John Dowland, this book represents the culmination of her life's work.According to an article by Donna Curry ("Diana Poulton: An Appreciation of Her Life"): "[R]esearch was not an easy proposition before microfilm, photocopies, and reference books citing locations of MSS and first editions.Existence and location of music had to be found in library catalogs when obtainable. Copying had to be by hand in pencil. If music abroad were needed, it meant traveling there, ordering expensive photographs, or finding a local friend who would copy it.Diana's hand copied music, books, documents, etc., filled stacks of notebooks."

CONTENTS

The contents are as follows:

1. The life of John Dowland
2. The solo lute music
3. The song-books
4. Psalms and spiritual songs
5. Lachrimæ and other consort music
6. Dowland's translations
7. Patrons and friends
8. Posthumous reputation

Appendix 1: Additional manuscripts containing lute music by Dowland
Appendix 2: Fretting and tuning the lute (by David Mitchell)

Bibliography
General index
Index of works by John Dowland

EDITIONS

The first edition was published in 1972.A number of sources subsequently came to light which revealed some hitherto unknown compositions by Dowland and many concordances of already known pieces.The corrections and additions are summarised in the Preface to the revised edition.

Amazon lists both British (Faber) and American (University of California Press) versions of the second edition, so check which is cheaper before you buy.

SUMMARY

This is not merely a biography but an encyclopædia of everything that is known about John Dowland, with abundant musical examples and discussion thereof.To paraphrase the man himself:

Excellent men haue at all times in all Arts deliuered to Posteritie their obseruations, thereby bringing Arts to a cartaintie and perfection.Among which there is no Writer more worthy in the Arts of Musicke than this Author Diana Poulton. ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "John Dowland," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have John Dowland in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with John Dowland when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name John Dowland, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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This sheet music was newly engraved from early and authoritative editions. ... Read more

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This is a comprehensive and exhaustive collection of Dowland's compositions for the Lute, with critical commentaries, lists of sources and biographical notes, as thoroughly compiled and edited by Diana Poulton and Basil Lam. The music is presented in both ... Read more

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The definitive edition
THE AUTHORS

The late Diana Poulton (1903-95) was the first Professor of Lute at the Royal College of Music, and in her lifetime was the recognized authority on Dowland.With Ian Harwood she also founded the British Lute Society, the first of its kind in the World.

Together with the biography John Dowland, this book represents the culmination of her life's work.According to an article by Donna Curry ("Diana Poulton: An Appreciation of Her Life"): "[R]esearch was not an easy proposition before microfilm, photocopies, and reference books citing locations of MSS and first editions.Existence and location of music had to be found in library catalogs when obtainable. Copying had to be by hand in pencil. If music abroad were needed, it meant traveling there, ordering expensive photographs, or finding a local friend who would copy it.Diana's hand copied music, books, documents, etc., filled stacks of notebooks."

Basil Lam (a guiding spirit behind the early days of the BBC Third Programme) was a noted Early Music scholar who died in 1984, and was here responsible for the transcription into staff notation.

CONTENTS

This book comprises all lute works by Dowland that were known at the time of its publication*.They are classified as follows:

Fantasies (7)
Pavans (11)
Galliards (28)
Almaines (8)
Jigs (5)
Song arrangements (1)
Settings of Ballad Tunes (10)
Pieces of uncertain ascription (17)
Other versions (16)

plus

Calendar of dates in the life of John Dowland
Biographical Notes
List of Sources
Editorial Notes
Index of Titles

Some pieces are presented in multiple versions.The numbering system used is now standard for these works.The published versions are the result of a great deal of cross-checking of sources, since misprints were very common.

FORMAT

The pieces are presented in staff notation (bass and treble clefs), with French lute tablature below.

For guitarists, it's easy to read the pieces for 6-course lute straight from the tablature.I also had no trouble copying the various voices from the staff notation into different layers of a single 8vb treble clef in Finale, and transposing the result down a minor third to produce guitar notation (3rd string to F#, of course).

Pieces for more than six courses present a problem, obviously.One solution is to make duets of them, in the manner of Presti/Lagoya or the Abreu Brothers.

PRESENTATION

The book is printed on very good quality paper, and is approximately 9" x 12".It weighs nearly 3.5 lb.

SUMMARY

This is THE definitive edition of Dowland's lute music.Accept no other!

*The Fantasia P.71 is now known to be by Rosseter. ... Read more

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For years, classical guitarists have enjoyed playing the lute music of the English composer, John Dowland (1563-1626). Forty of his beautiful compositions are included in this volume. The book is intended for the guitarist with intermediate to advanced fingerstyle technique, and can be played on both nylon and steel string instruments. In order to help capture the unique character of Dowland?s music, renaissance lute tuning (capo on the third fret with the G string tuned to F sharp) is used throughout. The pieces progress more or less in order of increasing difficulty, and special care has been taken to be sure any group of consecutive pieces can be played with satisfying results. Standard notation with TAB. Includes FREE downloadable companion audio files. ... Read more

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This sheet music was newly engraved from early and authoritative editions.First Line is Unquiet thoughts, your civil slaughter stint ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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A popular piece by madrigal master John Dowland (1563-1626), has been expertly re-voiced by Russell Robinson. The text, devoted to the sorrows and joys of love,will have great meaning for the young singers and the classic music makes the piece eminently suitable for Festival and Contest situations. ... Read more

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For years, classical guitarists have enjoyed playing the lute music of the English composer, John Dowland (1563-1626). Forty of his beautiful compositions are included in this volume. The book is intended for the guitarist with intermediate to advanced fingerstyle technique, and can be played on both nylon and steel string instruments. In order to help capture the unique character of Dowland?s music, renaissance lute tuning (capo on the third fret with the G string tuned to F sharp) is used throughout. The pieces progress more or less in order of increasing difficulty, and special care has been taken to be sure any group of consecutive pieces can be played with satisfying results. Standard notation only. Includes FREE downloadable companion audio files. ... Read more

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Transcribed for voice and guitar and edited by David Nadal. Unsurpassed in his day as a lute virtuoso, John Dowland (1563-1626) today continues to delight singers, musicians, and music lovers alike. This collection of 45 songs includes all the works in Dowland's original third and fourth books of lute songs, the composer's contributions to his son's anthology of 1610, and a dance for solo guitar—all in an affordable, handsomely engraved edition that is both practical and scholarly.
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Customer Reviews (3)

Dowland
After purchasing these books (1/2 & 3/4) I immediately got use of the convenience of its page lay-out.Playing both Lute and Guitar this book is easy to understand with the Guitar notations.My favorite thing about this book is that it's printed with a few extra pages to guarantee that a two-page song is always on two adjacent pages instead of back-to-back.The only thing I didn't like was in comparison to the Stainer & Bell edition.Having Voice on top, Grand Staff realization, and then Lute; the grand staff let's you see exactly where your lower courses are tuned to.Not that its hard to figure out with standard tunings but Dowland did use a few kinds of Lutes through-out the compositions in these books.I definately recommend them for anybody studying Guitar, Lute, or Voice.

Complete, accurate, and inexpensive
These Dowland books are ideal: complete, accurate, and inexpensive.
The only problem is a random editorial decison by which a few of the songs are notated "at pitch", which means the editor has arranged the music for guitar rather than writing it as it would lie on lute. This means a guitarist interested in maintaining Dowland's fingerings would have to redo the transcriptions. Still, a very valuable resource to own!!!

John Dowland's Lute Songs: Third and Fourth Books with original tablature
Good product at an excellent price. ... Read more