Dowland

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K. Dawn Grapes (Associate Professor, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, Associate Professor, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, Colorado State University)

Dowland

K. Dawn Grapes (Associate Professor, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, Associate Professor, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, Colorado State University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
20 December 2024

Other performing arts; Music: styles & genres; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups

Series: Composers Across Cultures

Dowland celebrates the story of one of the most important composers to emerge from early modern England. This book contextualizes the geographical, political, religious, cultural, and musical aspects of the life of John Dowland (1563-1626). It provides a window into life as a musician in the Elizabethan-Jacobean era, illuminating the importance of social, courtly, and academic connections as it closely explores the composer's musical compositions. During his lifetime, Dowland was well-known for his prowess as a performing lutenist who established a reputation not only in England, but also in the German and Italian lands, Denmark, and beyond. His lute solos and duos survive in manuscripts collected across Europe. He also issued four books of lute song-ayres, including the most successful secular music anthology of the era, one collection of consort music, and a theoretical translation, all printed in London. In these publications, Dowland utilized innovative print formats and set new standards for contemporary genres. Collectively, Dowland's compositions and writings present the self-styled image of a man always seeking more. This book places these activities within a biographical timeline of ongoing artistic, commercial, and reputational pursuits. As a complete record, Dowland captures the entrepreneurial resourcefulness of the foremost musician of his day, a performing composer who understood expected conventions, seized opportunities, and created a musical legacy that still stands firm 400 years after his death.

By: K. Dawn Grapes (Associate Professor School of Music Theatre and Dance Associate Professor School of Music Theatre and Dance Colorado State University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 237mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 562g
ISBN: 9780197558850
ISBN 10: 0197558852
Series: Composers Across Cultures
Pages: 282
Publication Date: 20 December 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

K. Dawn Grapes is an Associate Professor of Music History in the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance at Colorado State University. Her research focuses on the music of Early Modern England and music history pedagogy and her publications include With Mornefull Musique: Funeral Elegies in Early Modern England (2018), John Dowland: A Research and Information Guide (2020), as well as articles and book chapters in numerous journals and collections.

Reviews for Dowland

With an engaging narrative style, Grapes parallels Dowland's artistic trajectory with his continental travels across German lands, Italy, and Denmark, to his final return to England, in this long-awaited new biography. * Katharyn R. Benessa, Independent scholar * This engaging biography presents Dowland not only as an English musician but a truly cosmopolitan figure who moved among some of his era's most prominent Western European nobles and artisans. * Linda Austern, Northwestern University * Analyses of vocal works are a particular strength of the new volume, and anyone singing or planning to sing works from the books of airs would do well to look at some of the new interpretationsand insights that Grapes provides. We now have another biographyof this important lutenist-composer, readable and up to date, essential for all early music collections and for modern performers of one of England's most famous and highly regarded composers. * Gary R. Boye, Notes: the Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association *