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John Dowland (1563 – buried February 20, 1626) was an English, possibly Irish-born composer, singer, and lutenist. He moved to Paris in 1580, where he served the ambassador to the French court. After traveling through Germany and Italy, he worked at the court of Christian IV of Denmark from 1598 to 1606. Dowland returned to England in 1606 and secured a position as one of James I's lutenists in 1612. Most of his music is composed for the lute, including several books of solo lute works, lute songs for one voice and lute, part-songs with lute accompaniment, and pieces for viol consort with lute. His most famous works include the lute song "Flow My Tears" and "Lachrimae or Seaven Teares Figured in Seaven Passionate Pavans," a set of seven pieces for five viols and lute, each based on "Flow My Tears."

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