As music 2011 Dowland- Flow My Tears

in bar 5 a touch of modality is added when the G major chord is harmonised with Gnatural

modality typical of renaissance period

vocal range has fairly narrow range of a 9^th modality is typical of renaissance music

bars 12-14 the vocal solo is imitated by the lute imitation is a typical feature in renaissance music

bar 2 G#-Gnatural false relation renaissance period music often uses false relation

end of bar 1-begining of bar 2 E suspension, suspensions are only sustained dissonance

cadences are principal feature of this piece of music typical of renaissance music

melodic description of melencholy- general direction of melody descending- is a common feature of many renaissance pieces, bars 20-22 show melody descending as it is a descending scale with the B and A of bar 21 are melodic decorations

Constant tempo typical of renaissance music