Music in the plays of William Shakespeare

Music in the plays of William Shakespeare includes both music incidental to the plot, as song and dance, and also additional supplied both by Shakespeare's own company and subsequent performers.^[1] This music is distinct from musical settings of Shakespeare's sonnets by later composers.

^ David Lindley, Shakespeare and Music (2014) 1408143666 "Focusing throughout on the plays as theatrical performances, this work analyzes the ways Shakespeare explores and exploits the conflicting perceptions of music at the time and its dramatic and thematic potential."

[1] David Lindley, Shakespeare and Music (2014) 1408143666 "Focusing throughout on the plays as theatrical performances, this work analyzes the ways Shakespeare explores and exploits the conflicting perceptions of music at the time and its dramatic and thematic potential."

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