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Shakespeare's Use of Music (Classic Reprint): A Study of the Music and Its Performance in the Original Production of Seven Comedies - Couverture souple
Synopsis
Explore how music shapes Shakespeare's histories and tragedies, and why it mattered on the Elizabethan stage.
This nonfiction study examines the functions of performed music, how it was staged, and what surviving scores reveal about interpretation and production. It also shows how editors and scholars reconstruct period sounds to illuminate theater history.
John H. Long writes for a broad audience—students of Elizabethan music, drama in performance, and literature—while addressing producers who face practical questions in staging Shakespeare. The book draws on pre-1650 scores, First Folio texts, and relevant quartos, and it discusses methodology, notation, and the symbolic power of Renaissance music. The analysis connects musical choices to the plays’ themes, characters, and stage history, offering a clear view of music’s role in shaping Shakespeare’s histories and tragedies.
- How music functions in dramatic action and mood across histories and tragedies
- How period forms, tunes, and ballads were chosen or adapted for the stage
- Editorial approaches to notation, cantus, bassus lines, and practical production notes
- Illustrative examples from key plays such as Troilus and Cressida and Othello
Ideal for readers of Shakespeare, Renaissance music, and theater history seeking a practical, research-based perspective on music in the plays.
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