John Dowland Professions : Composer Born : 1563 Died : February 20, 1626 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by John Dowland Who loves not music and the heavenly muse, That man God hates. John Dowland muse hate men Plato defines melody to consist of harmony, number and words: harmony naked of itself, words the ornament of harmony, number the common friend and uniter of them both. John Dowland ornaments plato numbers Semper Dowland semper dolens. John Dowland Similar Authors Igor Stravinsky composer Irving Berlin composer Brian Ferneyhough composer Bryce Dessner composer Bradley Joseph composer Boudleaux Bryant composer All Authors