The Firste Booke of Songes (Dowland, John)

Title The First Booke of Songes
Creators John Dowland, composer
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Instrumentation voice and lute
4 voices and lute
voice, lute and viol
voice and viol
lute
Number of movements 21
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First published 1597
Dedication Sir George Carey, Baron of Hunsdon
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Composition types Songs, Airs, Galliards
Language English
Period Renaissance
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Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Selections 4 recorders
5 recorders		 Jaap Wiebes
View Selections — Frederick Keel
View Selections voice and piano David Siebert

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete — Peter Short — Complete Partbook
View Complete — Peter Short — Complete Book (table format)
View Complete — London: Humphrey Lownes 1606 Complete Book (table format)
View Complete — London: Humphrey Lownes 1613 Complete Book (table format)
View Complete — Musical Antiquarian Society — Complete Book
Introduction and Contents
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View Complete — — — 1. Unquiet Thoughts
2. Who ever thinks or hopes of love for love
3. My thoughts are wing'd
4. If my complaints could passions move
5. Can she excuse my wrongs
6. Now o now I needs must part
7. Dear, if you change
8. Burst forth, my tears
9. Go, crystal tears
10. Thinkst thou then by thy feigning
11. Come away, come sweet love
12. Rest a while, you cruel cares
13. Sleep, wayward thoughts
14. All ye, whom love or fortune hath betray'd
15. Wilt thou unkind thus reave me
16. Would my conceit that first enforc'd my woe
17. Come Again, Sweet Love doth Now Invite
18. His golden locks time hath to silver turn'd
19. Awake, sweet love, thou art return'd
20. Come, heavy sleep
21. Away with these self-loving lads
Engraving files (Capella)
View Complete — Mutopia — 1. Unquiet Thoughts Your Civil Slaughter Stint
View Complete — — — 5. Can she excuse my wrongs with virtues cloak
View Complete — — — 9. Go crystal tears
View Complete Arrangement for 4 recorders
5 recorders
by Jaap Wiebes
; selections		 — — 17. Come again: sweet love doth now invite
11. Come away, come sweet love
13. Sleep, wayward thoughts
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by Frederick Keel
; selections		 Boosey & Hawkes — Title, Index, Preface
7. Deare, if you change
17. Come again
View Complete Arrangement for voice and piano
by David Siebert
; selections		 — — 1. Unquiet Thoughts
2. Whoever Thinks, or Hopes of Love
5. Can She Excuse My Wrongs
11. Come Away, Come Sweet Love
17. Come Again, Sweet Love
20. Come, Heavy Sleep

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypePerformersFiles (click to listen)
View Jeni Melia, soprano
Chris Goodwin, lute		 17. Come Again, Sweet Love doth Now Invite
View MIDI 1. Unquiet thoughts
2. Who ever thinks or hopes of love for love
3. My thoughts are wing'd
4. If my complaints could passions move
5. Can she excuse my wrongs
6. Now o now I needs must part
7. Dear, if you change
8. Burst forth my tears
9. Go crystal tears
10. Thinkst thou then by thy feigning
11. Come away, come sweet love
12. Rest a while you cruel cares
13. Sleep wayward thoughts
14. All ye whom love or fortune hath betray'd
15. Wilt thou unkind thus reave me
16. Would my conceit that first enforc'd my woe
17. Come Again, Sweet Love doth Now Invite
18. His golden locks time hath to silver turn'd
19. Awake sweet love thou art return'd
20. Come heavy sleep
21. Away with these self-loving lads


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