John Dowland Homework Sheet

John Dowland

Due: Thursday 24

September – hand in to green labelled tray by the music

office.

Homework questions:

Use your score and the analysis from the lesson to answer the questions

below.

1. Identify the tonality. Occasionally elements of another tonality are

introduced typical of this and earlier periods. What is this other tonality?

2. The song can be divided into 3 sections: ABC.

Give the bar numbers of the beginning and end of each section.

3. Identify the cadences which define the end of each section A, B and C.

4. Describe a false relation and locate precisely an example of this harmonic

device in the score.

5. Identify a word to describe the text setting.

Research task: Create a list of features of music of the Renaissance period in

general (between 10 ‐15).

Which of these features apply to Flow my tears?

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