Lady Laiton's Almain
John Dowland
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A classical guitar transcription of a Renaissance Period lute piece by the renowned Elizabethan composer, John Dowland. See below the score for links to a downloadable and printable PDF file of the piece and also a software-generated 'MIDI to audio' rendition of the score.
Lady Laiton's Almain is an intermediate level piece by the English composer John Dowland, one of the most famous composers of lute music of the Elizabethan Period. It's arranged here for guitar in the key of E major, and frequently places notes and chords as high as the fourth position.
John Dowland (1563-1626) was composer and musician at the court of King Christian IV of Denmark and later a lutenist at the court of of King James I of England. He composed and dedicated many lute pieces to the English royalty and aristocracy of the time including Queen Elizabeth I, the Earl of Essex and many more. He also composed many songs. Although Lady Laiton's Almain is quite upbeat, Dowland is noted for indulging his taste for melancholy as is clear from the titles of many of his works, such as Melancholy Galliard, Flow My Tears, and others.
An almain, also known as alman or allemande (meaning German) is a dance form originating in the Renaissance Period and is commonly found in later suites of the Baroque Period, e.g., the lute and orchestral suites of J.S. Bach.
John Dowland (1563-1626) was composer and musician at the court of King Christian IV of Denmark and later a lutenist at the court of of King James I of England. He composed and dedicated many lute pieces to the English royalty and aristocracy of the time including Queen Elizabeth I, the Earl of Essex and many more. He also composed many songs. Although Lady Laiton's Almain is quite upbeat, Dowland is noted for indulging his taste for melancholy as is clear from the titles of many of his works, such as Melancholy Galliard, Flow My Tears, and others.
An almain, also known as alman or allemande (meaning German) is a dance form originating in the Renaissance Period and is commonly found in later suites of the Baroque Period, e.g., the lute and orchestral suites of J.S. Bach.
Listen to a software-generated rendition of Lady Laiton's Almain and follow the score below.