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'''John Dowland''' (1563-1626), [[English]] (possibly [[Irish]] born) [[composer]], lutenist and singer, is recognised as the greatest writer and exponent of the [[lute song]] and associated music during about the first quarter of the 17th century. Whilst not the most prolific of the composers of these songs (''ayres''), his ability to match the emotions of the verse with his accompanying music for the lute in often unconventional, frequently intense, but always appropriate ways, was unmatched at his time, and rarely since. As such, he can be seen as the forerunner of the great lieder/art-song writers of the 19th and 20th centuries, and a direct forebear of the songwriters of the English Revival in the 20th century.

'''John Dowland''' (1563-1626), [[English]] (possibly [[Irish]] born) [[composer]], lutenist and singer, is recognised as the greatest writer and exponent of the [[lute song]] and associated music during about the first quarter of the 17th century. Whilst not the most prolific of the composers of these songs (''ayres''), his ability to match the emotions of the verse with his accompanying music for the lute in often unconventional, frequently intense, but always appropriate ways, was unmatched at his time, and rarely since. As such, he can be seen as the forerunner of the great lieder/art-song writers of the 19th and 20th centuries, and a direct forebear of the songwriters of the English Revival in the 20th century.