Shakespeare And Music: With Illustrations From The Music Of The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries (1896)

By Edward W. Naylor

Book Overview

Shakespeare and Music: With Illustrations from the Music of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries is a book written by Edward Woodall Naylor and published in 1896. This book explores the relationship between William Shakespeare's plays and the music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The author provides detailed analysis of the musical references and allusions in Shakespeare's works, as well as the ways in which music was used in theatrical productions during the time. The book is illustrated with examples of sheet music from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, which are used to demonstrate the types of music that would have been heard during Shakespeare's era. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the intersection of literature and music during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1120705746
• ISBN13: 9781120705747
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"