John Dowland: Collected Lute Music, A New Edition, ed. Jan Burgers and John H. Robinson

John Dowland, Collected Lute Music, A New Edition, ed. Jan Burgers and John H. Robinson (The Lute Society, 2026)

A complete new edition all of Dowland's known lute solos and duets, benefitting from all the research and discoveries of recent decades, which have added a number of pieces to Dowland's recognised oeuvre, 115 pieces, many in multiple versions; fantasias, pavans, galliards, almains, song tunes and lighter pieces for renaissance lute, some short and not too hard, others more advanced. This edition is aimed at lute players (it is in tablature only) in a clear and elegant type, with an absolute minimum of page turns. Appendices present less certain attributions, plus accompaniments that can be played as solos; a full critical commentary presents concordances and textual variants, and plentiful material performers could use in programme notes. 343 pages, in hardback (burgundy with gold blocking) a must for every lute player, or the perfect birthday or Christmas present for the lutenist in your life! Purchasers may write to the Lute Society for a complimentary PDF, for younger players who prefer to play from a screen.