Robert Dowland

Robert Dowland (* 1591 in England , † 1641 in London ) was an English composer and lutenist of the Renaissance . He was the son of the famous English lutenist John Dowland .

In 1610 he published two collections of lute music and Ayres, "A Varietie of Lute Lessons" and "A Musicall Banquet". In 1626 he followed his father to the post of royal lutenist. Dowlands Variety , also containing works by John Dowland, was the most extensive printed work of English lute music of its time.

Individual evidence

^ Konrad Ragossnig : Handbook of the guitar and lute. Schott, Mainz 1978, ISBN 3-7957-2329-9 , p. 41.
↑ Frederick Noad: The Renaissance Guitar (= . The Frederick Noad Guitar Anthology Part 1). Ariel Publications, New York 1974; Reprint: Amsco Publications, New York / London / Sydney, UK ISBN 0-7119-0958-X , US ISBN 0-8256-9950-9 , pp. 15–18 ( Music for the Lute ), 88 and 111–113.

personal data
SURNAME	Dowland, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English composer and lutenist
DATE OF BIRTH	1591
PLACE OF BIRTH	England
DATE OF DEATH	1641
Place of death	London

[1] Konrad Ragossnig : Handbook of the guitar and lute. Schott, Mainz 1978, ISBN 3-7957-2329-9 , p. 41.

[2] Frederick Noad: The Renaissance Guitar (= . The Frederick Noad Guitar Anthology Part 1). Ariel Publications, New York 1974; Reprint: Amsco Publications, New York / London / Sydney, UK ISBN 0-7119-0958-X , US ISBN 0-8256-9950-9 , pp. 15–18 ( Music for the Lute ), 88 and 111–113.