Lachrimae or Seven Tears

Album by John Dowland & Elizabeth Kenny & Phantasm

Lachrimae, or Seven Tears is a 1604 collection of consort pavans by the English lutenist and composer John Dowland. It exemplifies late Elizabethan instrumental music through modal harmonies, dense contrapuntal textures and a melancholic affect written for lute and viol consorts, representing a mature statement in Dowland's output and occupying an important place in the development of the English consort repertoire.
First released: 12th August 2016

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Lachrimae Antiquae
    4:02
  2. 2.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae
    3:28
  3. 3.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Lachrimae Gementes
    3:35
  4. 4.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Lachrimae Tristes
    3:50
  5. 5.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Lachrimae Coactae
    3:17
  6. 6.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Lachrimae Amantis
    3:56
  7. 7.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Lachrimae Verae
    4:07
  8. 8.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Mr. Nicholas Gryffith his Galliard
    1:46
  9. 9.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Sir John Souch his Galliard
    1:30
  10. 10.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Semper Dowland semper Dolens
    6:20
  11. 11.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Mr. Giles Hoby his Galliard
    1:18
  12. 12.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: The King of Denmark's Galliard
    1:53
  13. 13.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Mr. Bucton his Galliard
    1:16
  14. 14.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: The Earl of Essex Galliard
    1:17
  15. 15.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Captain Piper his Galliard
    1:22
  16. 16.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Mr. Henry Noell his Galliard
    1:58
  17. 17.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Mr. Thomas Collier his Galliard with two trebles
    1:22
  18. 18.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Sir Henry Umpton's Funeral
    4:15
  19. 19.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Mr. George Whitehead his Alman
    1:45
  20. 20.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Mrs. Nichols's Alman
    1:10
  21. 21.
    Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Mr. John Langton's Pavan
    3:54

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