Phantasm | John Dowland: Lachrimae for Viol Consort · MarchVivo

Melancholy was such a widespread ailment in the Renaissance that it prompted extensive medical treatises that delved into its causes. In music, the best example of the importance of this emotional imbalance was the instrumental collection Lachrimæ, or Seaven Teares, composed by the English lutenist John Dowland in 1604. John Dowland (ca. 1563-1626) Lachrimæ “Seaven Teares“ 00:00 Mrs. Nichols Almand 01:07 Lachrimæ Antiquæ 04:34 Lachrimæ Antiquæ Novæ 07:36 M. Nicholas Gryffith his Galiard 09:21 Sir John Souch his Galiard 10:42 Lachrimæ Gementes 14:08 Lachrimæ Tristes 17:42 M. Giles Hoby his Galiard 19:01 The King of Denmarks Galiard 20:47 Lachrimæ Coactae 23:48 Lachrimæ Amantis 27:27 M. Thomas Collier his Galiard with two trebles 28:42 M. Bucton his Galiard 30:00 The Earle of Essex Galiard 31:11 Lachrimæ Verae 35:04 Semper Dowland semper Dolens 40:33 Captain Pi