{"product_id":"h-71167","title":"John Dowland - Songs and Ayres (1967) Vinyl LP • In Darkness Let Me Dwell","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e H-71167\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1960s, Aria, Ballad, English Folk, Lied, Madrigal, Traditional\/Vocal\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eCondition Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eVinyl plays with some crackles and a few light-clicks (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; scuffing, (front\/back). Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine is mostly readable with wear and some thatching. Some shelf-wear along top\/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003col style=\"margin-top: 0px ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSongs For Four Voices\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWere Every Thought An Eye\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAn Heart That's Broken And Contrite\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSongs For Tenor With Lute \u0026amp; Bass Viol\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eShall I Sue?\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eGo, Crystal Tears\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eLove, Those Beams That Breed\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSay, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSong For Alto With Chorus \u0026amp; Lute\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWelcome, Black Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSong For Alto \u0026amp; Bass With Lute\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSorrow, Stay!\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSongs For Four Voices\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWhere Sin, Sore Wounding\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIf That A Sinner's Sighs\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSongs For Tenor With Lute \u0026amp; Bass Viol\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eLady, If You So Spite Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWeep You No More, Sad Fountains\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eFine Knacks For Ladies\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSong For Soprano With Lute \u0026amp; Bass Viol\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eFarewell, Unkind, Farewell!\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ePaslms For Four Voices\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ePsalm 51 (O Lord, Consider My Distress)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ePsalm 100 (All People That On Earth Do Dwell)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSong For Soprano With Chorus, Lute \u0026amp; Bass Viol\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eTell Me, True Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSong For Tenor \u0026amp; Baritone With Chorus \u0026amp; Lute\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eUp, Merry Mates!\u003c\/li\u003e\n \n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eAbout The Record:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eSongs and Ayres,\u003c\/span\u003e by John Dowland, marks his return to England after years of service abroad at courts in Denmark and Germany. Comprising 21 songs and ayres—intimate settings of poetic texts for voice and lute—this publication reflects Dowland's mastery of the English ayre tradition, blending melancholic introspection with intricate lute accompaniment, and it was one of his four major songbooks issued during his lifetime. Historically significant as a cornerstone of Renaissance lute song repertoire, it influenced subsequent English composers and preserved Dowland's innovative approach to word-painting and chromaticism amid the era's shift toward more expressive, personal music. The album's dedication to the \"noble and learned society of sober and civil gentlemen\" underscores its appeal to cultivated audiences, and its publication coincided with Dowland's appointment as lutenist to King James I, cementing his status as England's preeminent lutenist. Standout pieces like \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eIn darkness let me dwell\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eFlow my tears\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003e (from his earlier Lachrimae collection but echoed in style) became enduring favorites, widely performed and anthologized for their emotional depth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793605619993,"sku":"H-71167","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-john_dowland-songs_and_ayres.jpg?v=1783553549","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/h-71167","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}