Musical references, allusions to music, and music stage directions abound in Shakespeare, ranging from simple trumpet flourishes to sophisticated, philosophical allegory. Music in Shakespeare: A Dictionary identifies all musical terms found in the Shakespeare canon. An A-Z of over 300 entries includes a definition of each musical term in its historical and theoretical context, and explores the extent of Shakespeare's use of musical imagery across the full range of his dramatic and poetic work. Music in Shakespeare also analyses the usage of musical instruments and sound effects on the...
Musical references, allusions to music, and music stage directions abound in Shakespeare, ranging from simple trumpet flourishes to sophisticated, ...
Regarded as one of the most important English music treatises in the 17th century, this work reveals progressive ideas about the latent theory of inversions, the fundamental bass, cadences and tonality, and the major-minor octave scale. In this modern edition of Campion's treatise, Christopher Wilson provides a fully annotated text and an introduction which highlights the historical significance of "A New Way" both in its close relationship with Coprario's "Rules how to Compose" (which is included as an appendix together with commentary and notes) and its unusual debt to German rather than...
Regarded as one of the most important English music treatises in the 17th century, this work reveals progressive ideas about the latent theory of inve...
