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  • The Renaissance: Dowland's Legacy

    Let’s travel back to the Renaissance, a time of beautiful art, discovery, and elegant music! One of the most famous composers from this period was John Dowland, an English musician who lived from 1563 to 1626. Dowland was known throughout Europe for his skill on the lute — a stringed instrument that looks a bit like a guitar but has a rounded ba...
  • Music of the Renaissance

    This October, we are stepping back in time to explore one of the most fascinating eras in music history — the Renaissance (1400–1600). The Renaissance was a time of great rebirth in art, science, and ideas — and of course, in music. Polyphony, madrigals, sacred and secular works, and fascinating instruments like the lute and recorder came to lif...