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PRONUNCIATION OF DOWLAND

Dowland  [ˈdaʊlənd] play
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WHAT DOES DOWLAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

John Dowland

John Dowland was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as "Come, heavy sleep", "Come again", "Flow my tears", "I saw my Lady weepe" and "In darkness let me dwell", but his instrumental music has undergone a major revival, and with the 20th century's Early Music Revival has been a continuing source of repertoire for lutenists and classical guitarists.

Definition of Dowland in the English dictionary

The definition of Dowland in the dictionary is John. ?1563–1626, English lutenist and composer of songs and lute music.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOWLAND


Cleveland
ˈkliːvlənd
England
ˈɪŋɡlənd
Falkland
ˈfɔːlklənd
Finland
ˈfɪnlənd
Greenland
ˈɡriːnlənd
holland
ˈhɒlənd
Iceland
ˈaɪslənd
Ireland
ˈaɪələnd
island
ˈaɪlənd
lowland
ˈləʊlənd
mainland
ˈmeɪnlənd
Poland
ˈpəʊlənd
Portland
ˈpɔːtlənd
Roland
ˈrəʊlənd
Scotland
ˈskɒtlənd
soland
ˈsəʊlənd
Switzerland
ˈswɪtsələnd
troland
ˈtrəʊlənd
Wayland
ˈweɪlənd
Zealand
ˈziːlənd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOWLAND

Dowding
dowdy
dowdyism
dowel
dowel pin
doweling
Dowell

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOWLAND

Auckland
bland
Deutschland
highland
land
Maryland
meadowland
Nederland
New England
New Zealand
overland
plowland
Queensland
Rhode Island
Swaziland
Thailand
the South Island
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
wonderland
woodland

Synonyms and antonyms of Dowland in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Dowland» into 25 languages

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道兰
1,325 millions of speakers

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Dowland
570 millions of speakers

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Dowland
510 millions of speakers

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Dowland
380 millions of speakers
ar

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Dowland
280 millions of speakers

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Доуленд
278 millions of speakers

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Dowland
270 millions of speakers

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Dowland
260 millions of speakers

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Dowland
220 millions of speakers

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Dowland
190 millions of speakers

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Dowland
180 millions of speakers

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ダウランド
130 millions of speakers

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Dowland
85 millions of speakers

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Dowland
85 millions of speakers
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Dowland
80 millions of speakers

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Dowland
75 millions of speakers

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डॉवँड
75 millions of speakers

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Dowland
70 millions of speakers

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Dowland
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Dowland
50 millions of speakers

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Доуленд
40 millions of speakers

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Dowland
30 millions of speakers
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Dowland
15 millions of speakers
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Dowland
14 millions of speakers
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Dowland
10 millions of speakers
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Dowland
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOWLAND»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOWLAND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Dowland

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOWLAND»

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John Dowland's Lute Songs: Third and Fourth Books with ...
This collection of 45 songs includes all the works in Dowland's original third and fourth books of lute songs, the composer's contributions to his son's anthology of 1610, and a dance for solo guitar.
John Dowland, David Nadal, 2013
2
John Dowland for Classic Guitar
Forty of his beautiful compositions are included in this volume. the book is intended for the guitarist with intermediate to advanced fingerstyle technique, and can be played on both nylon and steel string instruments.
Stephen Siktberg, 2012
3
Dowland: Lachrimae (1604)
This new handbook, the first detailed study of the collection, investigates its publication history, its instrumentation, its place in the history of Renaissance dance music, and its reception history.
Peter Holman, 1999
4
John Dowland in Tablature
Forty of his beautiful compositions are included in this volume. the book is intended for the guitarist with intermediate to advanced fingerstyle technique, and can be played on both nylon and steel string instruments.
Stephen Siktberg, 2012
5
Lute Songs of John Dowland
MUSIC / CLASSICAL Lute Songs of [ohn Dowland The Original First and Second Books Including Dowland's Original Lute Tablature Transcribed for Voice and Guitar by David Nadal Considered the greatest lute virtuoso and composer of the  ...
David Nadal, 1997
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The Lute in Britain: A History of the Instrument and Its Music
Moreover, Dowland asks why these 'professors' have not challenged the 'divers strangers from beyond the seas, which averre before our owne faces, that we have no true methode of application or fingering of the Lute'.4 Dowland does not  ...
Matthew Spring, 2006
7
Guitar classics: works by Albéniz, Bach, Dowland, Granados, ...
More than 50 classic works, all newly edited and/or transcribed.
David Nadal, 1999
8
Dowland's Mill
Dowland rules her family with a rod of iron. More worrying to Rose is the change in Michael who is no longer the loving man she married. But Rose is only beginning to discover the truth about the family at Dowland's Mill.
Elizabeth Jeffrey, 2012
9
Schubert, Bach, Dowland - The Function of Music in Richard ...
Introduction “I can′t pretend that anything I′ve ever experienced can compare to what black or mixed-race people confront on a daily basis in this country,” says Richard Powers, author of The Time of Our Singing.1 Racism and ...
Daniel Stock, 2006
10
Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers
In patriotic horror, Dowland (he says) ran with the news to the English authorities in Florence, and agreed to work in Rome on their behalf as a spy. In th end, he seems to have thought better of the whole scheme and fled north, via Bologna ...
David Mason Greene, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOWLAND»

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Monarchs, Music and Madness
She has recorded and performed Handel with the Orchestra of the Sixteen, Vivaldi and Pergolesi with Florilegium, Dowland and Campion with ... «The Oxford Times, Jul 15»
2
Mary Ellen Wagner passed away July 6, 2015.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter Betty Rudolphi, grandson Christopher Wagner, son-in-law Bill Dowland, ... «Newton Press Mentor, Jul 15»
3
Singers celebrate summer at church
It will be a varied programme, with choral works including pieces by Dowland, Mozart, Elgar, Sullivan, Rutter and Chilcott, as well as folk-song ... «Derbyshire Times, Jul 15»
4
The Life of a Song: 'Hell Hound On My Trail'
... was made the punchline of a musicological joke by Sting when he released a rough-hewn album of songs by the Jacobean John Dowland. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
5
The Secret, Yet Simple Maths Behind Doom's Super Shotgun
When Dowland played with the code, he made it so Doom would always output 0 or 255 when asked for a random number. Turns out the super ... «Kotaku Australia, Jul 15»
6
Musical oasis: Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Pieces by Benjamin Britten, William Byrd, John Dowland, Edward Elgar, Gerald Finzi, Orlando Gibbons, Robert Pearsall, and Richard ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
7
Shelley's 'Frankenstein' focus of Mount...
Participating faculty and staff members include Julie Capozzi, Paula Pitkiewicz, Paul Swerzenski, David Wyman, Lara Dowland, Donalyn ... «Leominster Champion, Jul 15»
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Concerts: Taylor Swift arrives as Music & Beyond, Bluesfest begin
Music & Beyond Festival: Coffee concert — Theatre of Early Music, works by Campion, Jones, Dowland, 10 a.m., Chris Church Cathedral, 439 ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
9
Growing together by leaps and bounds
(U.S. Army photos by Spc. Jacqueline Dowland, 13th Public Affairs Detachment). TAPA, Estonia- Though two forces from across the globe from ... «DVIDS, Jul 15»
10
Tributes to Bonnyrigg Heights motorcycle crash victim Matthew …
The vehicles collided at the intersection of Aplin Rd and Dowland St at 12pm while the carpenter was on his lunch break only a few kilometres ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
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