John Dowland

United Kingdom, 1580–1626

English lutenist and composer (1563-1626). His lute songs and the seven pavans of Lachrimae made deliberate, cultivated melancholy into a musical style; 'Flow, my tears' was the most widely known piece of music in Europe in its day.

MusicRoots documents 0 artists who influenced John Dowland and 1 artist John Dowland influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Which artists did John Dowland influence?

• Benjamin Britten — Britten wrote the Nocturnal after John Dowland for guitar as a set of variations that only reveal Dowland's 'Come, heavy sleep' at the end.