Enliven your parties with drinking songs from several centuries.
This book starts with simple rounds you can sing with... More > children and ends with
the sophisticated sixteenth century polyphony
of Claude Sermisy. Many of the songs in foreign languages have witty singing
translations in modern English. Here's the Table of contents. < Less

Pavans, Galliards, Almains, and other short Æirs both grave, and light, in five parts, for Viols, Violins, or other... More > Musicall Winde Instruments. Made by Antony Holborn. These beloved dances with the wildly independent rhythms are now published
with all parts for one piece on facing pages, so that orchestrations where performers switch parts are facilitated. < Less

The viol parts from Dowland's "Lachrimae". This does not include the lute parts. There is also a bonus piece, attributed to... More > Dowland and published elsewhere, "Susannah Galliard". These pieces are suitable for viols, recorders, and other melody instruments.

The 6 Lachrimae Pavanes, in particular, are music that many people find helpful in times of distress, grief, or turmoil.

You can see the table of contents at www.laymusic.org < Less

John Dowland was one of the most famous musicians of his era (late sixteenth, early seventeenth centuries). He published... More > several books of songs to be sung and played by people sitting around their living rooms. This is the voice parts from the First Book. These are all four part pieces; the lute parts are not included. Here's the table of contents. < Less

Part songs of 3, 4, and 5 parts, several with the lute tablature transcribed to be playable on guitar or keyboard. There's a... More > section of settings of love poems, a section with religious texts, and the last set is probably theatrical in origin; possibly connected with a wedding masque.

You can see the table of contents and download individual pieces at www.laymusic.org/dowland-P.html < Less

Includes "What if I never speede" and "The lowest trees have tops". This is the vocal parts only, not the lute parts. See the Table of contents.

The Second Booke includes many of Dowland's hit songs, such as "Flow my tears" and "Fine knacks for Ladies". And if there... More > are only two of you, there's a whole section of duets.

You can see the
Table of Contents.

This is only the vocal parts, not the lute part. There are no editorial barlines. < Less

Pavans, Galliards, Almains, and other short Æirs both grave, and light, in five parts, for Viols, Violins, or other... More > Musicall Winde Instruments. Made by Antony Holborn. These beloved dances with the wildly independent rhythms are now published
with all parts for one piece on facing pages, so that orchestrations where performers switch parts are facilitated. < Less

The Morley Canzonets for two voices are some of the best duets ever written, and are suitable for most instruments as well... More > as for voices.

Please remember that this is the Cantus part only -- to play the piece you also need to buy the Tenor partbook as well. < Less

Morley's Canzonets for two voices are among the greatest duets ever written. They are suitable for most instruments, as well... More > as for voices.
Please note that this is a part book, so you will need the Cantus part as well to play the pieces. < Less