Flow, my tears
Date:
c. 1600
Discussion:
A famous piece by John Dowland, also known as the "Lacrimae antiquae": there are settings for lute, lute + voice, multiple instruments, and multiple voices.
Sound:
This is one of my favourite recordings: soprano and lute [3].
Composer:
Dowland
Sheet Music:
There are several settings on Sarge Gerbode's lute site [4] (a fabulous resource, with many thousands of pieces).
You'll find it set as a lute-song (i.e. for solo soprano or tenor voice, and a lute) under "Flow my tears [5]" and as a piece for five instruments (e.g. recorders) under "Lacrimae Antiquae [6]".
Source:
Second book of ayres
Parts:
S + lute
Type:
lute-song
Music Categories:
- Singing [7]
English