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Music in Shakespeare: A Dictionary

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Music in Shakespeare: A Dictionary
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Professor Christopher R. Wilson
By (author) Dr Michela Calore
SeriesArden Shakespeare Dictionaries
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:528
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreTheory of music and musicology
ISBN/Barcode 9781472520319
ClassificationsDewey:822.33
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations 10 illus

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint The Arden Shakespeare
Publication Date 27 February 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

Christopher R. Wilson is Professor of Music in the School of Drama, Music, and Screen at the University of Hull, UK. Michela Calore is an independent scholar who specializes in the staging conditions of the Elizabethan theatre.

Reviews

This book maintains the high quality of previous volumes in the Athlone Shakespeare Dictionary Series...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 -- Ros King * Times Literary Supplement *