John Dowland was the leading lutenist/composer of the Elizabethan period in England. Tarleton’s Resurrection is a transcription from lute to the guitar. This is one of Dowland’s more melancholic tunes; it is a lament for the famous clown Richard Tarleton. He was believed to be the person Shakespeare had thought of when he wrote the “Alas, poor Yorick!” speech in Hamlet.