“Semper Dowland semper dolens.” Self-characterisation as always sorrowful · Title of a pavan in Lachrimae, or Seven Tears, 1604 Melancholy Music Self
“Plato defines melody to consist of harmony, number and words: harmony naked of itself, words the ornament of harmony, number the common friend and uniter of them both.” Reflection on the union of music and poetry · Dedication to The First Book of Songs or Ayres, 1597 Harmony Music Poetry
