Shakespeare and Music: With Illustrations from the Music of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries is a book written by Edward Woodall Naylor and first published in 1896. The book explores the relationship between William Shakespeare's plays and the music of his time, specifically the music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.The book contains a detailed analysis of the use of music in Shakespeare's plays, including the songs and instrumental pieces that are mentioned or performed within the plays themselves. Naylor ...
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Shakespeare and Music: With Illustrations from the Music of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries is a book written by Edward Woodall Naylor and first published in 1896. The book explores the relationship between William Shakespeare's plays and the music of his time, specifically the music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.The book contains a detailed analysis of the use of music in Shakespeare's plays, including the songs and instrumental pieces that are mentioned or performed within the plays themselves. Naylor also provides historical context for the music of Shakespeare's time, discussing the various genres and styles that were popular during the period.The book is illustrated with examples of sheet music from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, providing readers with a visual representation of the music that would have been familiar to Shakespeare and his audiences. Naylor also includes musical transcriptions of some of the songs and instrumental pieces mentioned in Shakespeare's plays.Overall, Shakespeare and Music is a comprehensive exploration of the role that music played in Shakespeare's works, and provides readers with a greater understanding of the cultural context in which these plays were written and performed.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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