{"id":4211,"date":"2013-04-29T11:36:37","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T18:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/?p=4211"},"modified":"2013-04-29T11:36:37","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T18:36:37","slug":"happy-birthday-john-dowland-and-benjamin-britten-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/happy-birthday-john-dowland-and-benjamin-britten-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday, John Dowland and Benjamin Britten!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4193\" style=\"width: 208px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2013\/04\/Britten.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4193\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4193\" alt=\"Britten\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2013\/04\/Britten.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"258\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Benjamin Britten, Image Source: http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Benjamin_Britten-Karsh.jpg<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This year commemorates the anniversary of two English composers: John Dowland (b. 1563) and Benjamin Britten (b. 1913). Although centuries apart, Britten was drawn to Dowland\u2019s work as a source of English song composition and expressive musical gestures. The works <i>If my complaints could passions move<\/i> (1597) and <i>Flow my tears<\/i> (1600) are used in <i>Britten\u2019s Lachrymae: reflections on a song of John Dowland<\/i> (1950) op. 48 for viola and piano, written for virtuoso violist William Primrose. Critics observed this work marked the beginning of a new musical direction for Britten, with its economy of style and emotional intensity. Dowland\u2019s lute song, <i>Come heavy sleep<\/i> (1597), forms the theme for Britten\u2019s guitar variations, <i>Nocturnal after John Dowland<\/i> (1963) op. 70, written for virtuoso classical guitarist Julian Bream. It is considered one of the most significant compositions of the guitar repertoire and explores the many moods of sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Dowland and Britten recordings from Naxos Music Library:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ups.naxosmusiclibrary.com\/stream.asp?s=119739%2Fupsnmlpd05%2Fqk8667%5F001\">Lachrymae<\/a>, BBC Symphony Orchestra, viola and string orchestra arrangement<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ups.naxosmusiclibrary.com\/stream.asp?s=119739%2Fupsnmlpd05%2F557597%5F11\">Nocturnal<\/a>, Jeremy Jouve, guitar<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ups.naxosmusiclibrary.com\/stream.asp?s=119739%2Fupsnmlpd05%2Frr3240%5F001\">Come heavy sleep<\/a>, Peter Croton, lute, and Theresia Bothe, vocals<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ups.naxosmusiclibrary.com\/stream.asp?s=119739%2Fupsnmlpd05%2F271773%5F02\">Flow my tears<\/a>, Dorothy Linell, lute, and Steven Rickards, vocals<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ups.naxosmusiclibrary.com\/stream.asp?s=119739%2Fupsnmlpd05%2F271773%5F09\">If my complaints could passion move<\/a>, Ben Cohen, lute, and Kristine Hurst, vocals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read about the contributions of John Dowland and Benjamin Britten in <a href=\"http:\/\/ezproxy.ups.edu\/login?url=http:\/\/www.oxfordmusiconline.com\" target=\"_blank\">Oxford Music Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>By Lori Ricigliano, Music Liaison Librarian<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year commemorates the anniversary of two English composers: John Dowland (b. 1563) and Benjamin Britten (b. 1913). Although centuries apart, Britten was drawn to Dowland\u2019s work as a source of English song composition and expressive musical gestures. 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