John Dowland - King of Denmark's galliard (P40) - Lute

"Christianus the fourth, King of Denmarke, his galliard" (in varietie of lute lessons, Poulton n° 40)
The king of Denmark was Dowland mecene for a while. Dowland dedicated him this galliard on the Battle theme (but the King was not known to be a great warrior... so...) To be or not to be...
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Lute made by Stephen Murphy

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[davegrebowski]

I always watch you when I am earning a new piece because i know you will give me a good, straight rendition. thanks. also, i wonder if you can tell me where i might find a good version of Dowland's lute tableture.

[Luthval]

@davegrebowski HEllo !

Look for Sarge Gerbode or Wayne Cripps websites for many lute tabs, including Dowland.

V. ;-)

[cabeuno1]

Beautiful....!!!!

[Luthval]

@cabeuno1

Thanks ;-)

[iRinSekine]

I love hearing you play the Lute and once I build my Lute and start learning I will definitely will watch your videos to help me learn!

[Luthval]

@iRinSekine Let me know when your lute will be ready and share a vid of it ;-)

Val

[Jullepwnz]

Christian the 4th was a venerated warrior, he lost his eye in battle.

[Luthval]

@chengyanslc

Thanks a lot, but don't copy my mistakes ;-)

All the best

Val

[debs4mysweetbaby]

vous êtes merveilleux! :) tres beau cher valéry :)

[Luthval]

@NecroGuy360

Thanks ! But I hope you don't sleep during the night, because at night I am sleeping...