Music in Shakespeare: A Dictionary (Student Shakespeare Library) - Softcover

Wilson, Christopher R.; Calore, Michela

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826495591 ISBN 13: 9780826495594

Publisher: Continuum, 2008

Synopsis

With an A-Z of over 300 entries, Music in Shakespeare is the most comprehensive study of all the musical terms found in Shakespeare's complete works. It includes a definition of each musical term in its historical and theoretical context, and explores the diverse extent of musical imagery across the full range of Shakespeare's dramatic and poetic work, as well as analysing the usage of instruments and sound effects on the Shakespearean stage.

This is a comprehensive reference guide for scholars and students with interests in the thematic and allegorical relevance of music in Shakespeare, and the history of performance. Identifying all musical terms found in the Shakespeare canon, it will also be of use to the growing number of directors and actors concerned with recovering the staging conditions of the early modern theatre.

About this title

About the Author

Christopher R.Wilson is Professor in the Department of Music at the University of Hull, UK. He has published on English music/words topics from the late medieval period to the 20th century.Michela Calore is an independent scholar who specializes in the staging conditions of the Elizabethan theatre. She has a particular interest in the Rose theatre and the repertoire of the Admiral's Men, and has published articles on the language and staging of plays written in the 1580s and the 1590s.

Review

'essential reading for historians and performers alike.'~ Ros King, Times Literary Supplement, 2007 (Ros King Times Educational Supplement)

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This is an authoritative volume that will be an important addition to collections in Elizabethan literature and music." (American Reference Books Annual)

'essential reading for historians and performers alike.'~ Ros King, Times Literary Supplement, 2007 (Sanford Lakoff Times Educational Supplement)

Series...

This is an authoritative volume that will be an important addition to collections in Elizabethan literature and music.” (Sanford Lakoff)

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0826495591
• ISBN 13: 9780826495594
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 528