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"My Lord Chamberlain, His Galliard (an invention for two to play upon one lute)" is a piece by John Dowland for the 
Like many of the compositions in the ''First Book'', the piece uses a dance form, the galliard. The work's description is the first use of the term "
lute
A lute ( or ) is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either fretted or unfretted.
More specifically, the term "lute" can ref ...
. It was printed in his '' First Booke of Songes or Ayres'' (London, 1597). The Lord Chamberlain
The Lord Chamberlain of the Household is the most senior officer of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom, supervising the departments which support and provide advice to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom while also acting as the main cha ...
at the time of publication was George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon
George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon KG (1547 – 9 September 1603) was the eldest son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and Anne Morgan. His father was first cousin to Elizabeth I of England. In 1560, at the age of 13, George matriculated at ...
who with his wife Elizabeth was the dedicatee of the ''First Book''.
Like many of the compositions in the ''First Book'', the piece uses a dance form, the galliard. The work's description is the first use of the term "invention
An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition, idea or process. An invention may be an improvement upon a machine, product, or process for increasing efficiency or lowering cost. It may also be an entirely new concept. If an i ...
" referring to a musical work in English."Invention" It is the only lute duet
A duet is a musical composition for two performers in which the performers have equal importance to the piece, often a composition involving two singers or two pianists. It differs from a harmony, as the performers take turns performing a solo ...
, aside from those by Thomas Robinson Thomas, Tom or Tommy Robinson may refer to:
Artists
* Thomas Robinson (composer) (c. 1560 – after 1609), English composer and music teacher
* Thomas Heath Robinson (1869–1954), British book illustrator
Politicians
* Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron ...
, published in England.Spring, pg 159 According to Spring, the work "allows the possibility of an intimate embrace" between the two players, who must sit one upon the other's lap. Rather than a being romantic duet, Thurston Dart, who reworked Fellowes Fellows or Fellowes is a surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
* Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn (1855–1924), British businessman, farmer and politician
* Archie Fellows, English footballer
* Carol Fellowes, 4th Baron Ailwyn (1896â ...
' edition of the ''First Boo''k, suggested that the piece might have been played by father and son, as he concluded that it is easier if one of the players is a child.
Bibliography
*Spring, Matthew: ''The Lute in Britain: A History of the instrument and its music''. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2001. *Notes
{{Authority control Compositions by John Dowland The First Book of Songs Compositions for lute Instrumental duets