Ensemble Unmeasured
Songs without Words
featuring Matthew Wadsworth (lute)
The concept of a song without words is borrowed from Felix Mendelssohn, who found music to be an even more precise mode of expression than words, and, given the fluidity of melodies between sung and instrumental forms in Dowland's time, we think that Dowland himself just might have agreed.
Programme:
John Dowland Come again, sweet love doth now invite
Can she excuse my wrongs
Semper Dowland seper dolens
Mignarda
A fancy
Go from my window
Mr Knights galliard
Fortune my foe
Robin
Dowland's Galliard
Flow my tears
In darkness let me dwell
Now o now I needs must part
Unmeasured Chamber Concerts
Fri, 1 May 2026
The Octagon Chapel, Norwich
7:00pm
£20 (conc. available)
Full Event Details
Marking the anniversary year of the death of John Dowland (c. 1563-1626), Ensemble Unmeasured presents a feast of Dowland’s most delicious lute songs in instrumental versions.
The concept of a song without words is borrowed from Felix Mendelssohn, who found music to be an even more precise mode of expression than words, and, given the fluidity of melodies between sung and instrumental forms in Dowland's time, we think that Dowland himself just might have agreed.
Programme:
John Dowland Come again, sweet love doth now invite
Can she excuse my wrongs
Semper Dowland seper dolens
Mignarda
A fancy
Go from my window
Mr Knights galliard
Fortune my foe
Robin
Dowland's Galliard
Flow my tears
In darkness let me dwell
Now o now I needs must part
▶Venue Details & Map
Location
The Octagon Chapel, Norwich
21 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BN