Songs and duets from Dowland and colleagues (all died 1626) and from two of the new generations that followed: Lanier and Purcell.
Holy Cross Church, Ramsbury, Marlborough SN8 2QH
18:00 - 19:30
£12 at the door, or online
Organiser: Din Ghani / din@musicke-in-the-ayre.org
Alysha Paterson and Alice Simmons present some vocal gems of the Stuart era, from the delights of Dowland to the pleasures of Purcell, with Din Ghani on lutes.
Four hundred years ago, the death of John Dowland marked the beginning of the end of the lute’s golden age in England. For much of the 16th and early 17th centuries, the lute was central to English musical life, accompanying singers and instrumentalists. By the time of Henry Purcell, however, it had become just one of many instruments used to accompany a voice.
This programme traces the changing styles of song across this period, beginning with Dowland and his contemporaries and the final flowering of the English lute-song tradition. Nicholas Lanier provides a bridge to the more dramatic Baroque style of Purcell, whose songs are also represented here. Together, they reveal how the intimate sound of voice and lute evolved over the course of a century.
Tickets also on sale at the Post Office in Ramsbury.