Robert Dowland (c. 1591 – 1641) was an English lutenist and composer.
[1] Robert Dowland wrote only a few known compositions, including several in Varietie of Lute Lessons.
In 1610 he published two collections of music, A Varietie of Lute Lessons and A Musical Banquet (an anthology of work by other composers including his father).
In 1626 his father died and Robert succeeded him as royal lutenist.
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