The Third Booke of Songs
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The 10th episode of Stories from the Black Kitchen. Today we discuss a transformation of the myth of Icarus that happens in song no. X from John Dowland’s Third and Last Booke of Songs (1603) JOHN DOWLANDLove stood amaz’d at sweet beauties paine from:The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Aires, 1603 The Schoole
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The sixth episode of Stories from the Black Kitchen. In this episode, we will discuss all of John Dowland’s songbooks, their interrelationships and contexts. JOHN DOWLANDComplete Lute Songs The First Booke of Songs or Ayres, 1597 The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, 1600 The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Airs, 1603 A
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The fifth episode of Stories from the Black Kitchen. In this episode we will discuss the context and the history behind the song Farewell Too Faire from John Dowland’s Third and Last Booke of Songs or Ayres (1603). A Farewell to the dying Queen… Farewell Too Faire ©The Schoole of Night 2025
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Photos: E.P and Maria Skiba Between 7–10 July 2025, The Schoole of Night met at the Christuskirche in Görlitz to record John Dowland’s complete Third Booke of Songs (1603). This marks the fourth recording of Dowland’s complete songbooks. Our Dowland recording library now includes:
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On Monday, June 30 we started the rehearsals for the recording of John Dowland’s entire Third Booke of Songs (1603). The Third Booke is a tale of love and death, courtly intrigues and great politics. It is a farewell to Elizabeth I and Essex. The recording is planned for next week.
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