My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home is a traditional English

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of the sixteenth century. A

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version was composed by the composer

John Dowland John Dowland ( – buried 20 February 1626) was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as "Come, heavy sleep", " Come again", " Flow my tears", " I saw my Lady weepe", " N ...

.Wade p.104 It celebrates the return of Peregrine Bertie, Lord Willoughby to England after he had led an expeditionary force to assist the

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in its

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from Spain. Willoughby was regarded as a popular

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hero, and the lyrics commemorate his exploits in battle.

Bibliography

Graham Wade Graham Randell Wade (August 16, 1931–August 2009) was an Australian Christian cartoonist, film maker and communicator. He was best known for his illustrations for Dr. Paul White's '' Jungle Doctor'' series. Wade went on to form Pilgrim Internat ...

. ''A Concise Guide to Understanding Music''. Mel Bay Publications, 2011.

References

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