L.L. John Dowland - Flow my Tears

Once again I stumbled upon a recording of one of my favorite musicians of any genre, the countertenor Andreas Scholl. As John Dowland was a famous Lutenist, the accompaniment to the vocal part is a figured bass lute part. This piece seems to be a precursor to monody. The lute tends to imitate and anticipate the vocal part throughout. This song, if I remember correctly is from a set of songs for voice and lute, of which is included the famous, "Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite."

John Dowland (1563-1626)