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Dowland’s ‘Tremolo’ Fantasia: What’s wrong with it?

Posted on September 28, 2016 by

Dowland’s famous “tremolo” fantasia is familiar from many performances, starting with Julian Bream in the 1970s and continuing to be a favourite piece amongst modern lutenists.

This piece appears in the Collected Lute Music of John Dowland (London: Faber. 3rd edition, 1981; edited by Diana Poulton and Basil Lam;

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[Prelude] by Anon. (CUL Add.3056, f.10v.)

Posted on September 5, 2016 by

Martin Shepherd

Cambridge University Library MS Add.3056 probably dates from around 1610, but most of the music is for a seven-course lute. The copyist drew on a number of continental and English sources, including John Danyel’s song book of 1606. This unusual piece, untitled and anonymous, is not found in any other source,

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Dowland’s ‘Tremolo’ Fantasia: What’s wrong with it?

[Prelude] by Anon. (CUL Add.3056, f.10v.)

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