Author: John Patrick Cunningham
Publisher: Music in Britain
ISBN: 9781783274925
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
I, Repertory."Qui en ont porté la connaissance dans les autres Royaumes" : the transmission of solo bass viol music by emigrant English composers in the seventeenth century /Patxi del Amo."The tunes of the usual French dances at COURT and DANCING SCHOOLS" : the repertory and musical practice of dancing masters in Restoration England /Andrew Woolley."An inexhaustible treasure of harmony?" : composition and variation in William Babell's twenty-four Solos /Alan Howard.The fashion for Corelli in England /Min-Jung Kang."After the Italian manner" : Finger, Pepusch and the first concertos in England /Robert Rawson.Geminiani's minuets /Rudolf Rasch --II, Practices.Battles and bransles : the Swiss flute in early modern Europe /Nancy Hadden.Lost in translation? : Louis Grabu and John Dryden's Albion and Albanius /Bryan White."An agreeable murmur" : figured bass and its performance in German dance music during the second half of the seventeenth century /Michael Robertson.The harmonic language of English "continued bass" in the seventeenth century /Thérèse de Goede.Melodic aspects of the cadential six-four in eighteenth-century music /Michael Talbot."Before him stood sundry sweet singers of this our Israel" : the chorus singers for Handel's London oratorio performances /Donald Burrows."Seven young men on hautboys" : the oboe band in England, c. 1680-1740 /Samantha Owens.British concert repertory in Europe : a survey of the music belonging to the Stockholm Literary Society Utile Dulci /Fiona Smith --III, People.Angelo Notari's music for the English court /Jonathan P. Wainwright.The elusive identity of John Playford /Robert Thompson.James Sherard as music collector /Stephen Rose.New light on William Corbett's Gresham College bequest /John Cunningham."(T)ranscribed from the author(')s original manuscript" : Philip Hayes and the preservation of the music of Henry Purcell /Rebecca Herissone.Rameau's contacts with Britain /Graham Sadler.Gli equivoci : Stephen Storace in the shadow of Mozart /Julian Rushton --Epilogue.Working with Peter Holman : from a seat in the Parley of Instruments /Judy Tarling.Peter Holman : a family memoir /Tricia Holman, Louise Jameson and Sally Erhardt --The works of Peter Holman.
Musical Exchange Between Britain and Europe, 1500-1800
Author: John Patrick Cunningham
Publisher: Music in Britain
ISBN: 9781783274925
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
I, Repertory."Qui en ont porté la connaissance dans les autres Royaumes" : the transmission of solo bass viol music by emigrant English composers in the seventeenth century /Patxi del Amo."The tunes of the usual French dances at COURT and DANCING SCHOOLS" : the repertory and musical practice of dancing masters in Restoration England /Andrew Woolley."An inexhaustible treasure of harmony?" : composition and variation in William Babell's twenty-four Solos /Alan Howard.The fashion for Corelli in England /Min-Jung Kang."After the Italian manner" : Finger, Pepusch and the first concertos in England /Robert Rawson.Geminiani's minuets /Rudolf Rasch --II, Practices.Battles and bransles : the Swiss flute in early modern Europe /Nancy Hadden.Lost in translation? : Louis Grabu and John Dryden's Albion and Albanius /Bryan White."An agreeable murmur" : figured bass and its performance in German dance music during the second half of the seventeenth century /Michael Robertson.The harmonic language of English "continued bass" in the seventeenth century /Thérèse de Goede.Melodic aspects of the cadential six-four in eighteenth-century music /Michael Talbot."Before him stood sundry sweet singers of this our Israel" : the chorus singers for Handel's London oratorio performances /Donald Burrows."Seven young men on hautboys" : the oboe band in England, c. 1680-1740 /Samantha Owens.British concert repertory in Europe : a survey of the music belonging to the Stockholm Literary Society Utile Dulci /Fiona Smith --III, People.Angelo Notari's music for the English court /Jonathan P. Wainwright.The elusive identity of John Playford /Robert Thompson.James Sherard as music collector /Stephen Rose.New light on William Corbett's Gresham College bequest /John Cunningham."(T)ranscribed from the author(')s original manuscript" : Philip Hayes and the preservation of the music of Henry Purcell /Rebecca Herissone.Rameau's contacts with Britain /Graham Sadler.Gli equivoci : Stephen Storace in the shadow of Mozart /Julian Rushton --Epilogue.Working with Peter Holman : from a seat in the Parley of Instruments /Judy Tarling.Peter Holman : a family memoir /Tricia Holman, Louise Jameson and Sally Erhardt --The works of Peter Holman.
Publisher: Music in Britain
ISBN: 9781783274925
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
I, Repertory."Qui en ont porté la connaissance dans les autres Royaumes" : the transmission of solo bass viol music by emigrant English composers in the seventeenth century /Patxi del Amo."The tunes of the usual French dances at COURT and DANCING SCHOOLS" : the repertory and musical practice of dancing masters in Restoration England /Andrew Woolley."An inexhaustible treasure of harmony?" : composition and variation in William Babell's twenty-four Solos /Alan Howard.The fashion for Corelli in England /Min-Jung Kang."After the Italian manner" : Finger, Pepusch and the first concertos in England /Robert Rawson.Geminiani's minuets /Rudolf Rasch --II, Practices.Battles and bransles : the Swiss flute in early modern Europe /Nancy Hadden.Lost in translation? : Louis Grabu and John Dryden's Albion and Albanius /Bryan White."An agreeable murmur" : figured bass and its performance in German dance music during the second half of the seventeenth century /Michael Robertson.The harmonic language of English "continued bass" in the seventeenth century /Thérèse de Goede.Melodic aspects of the cadential six-four in eighteenth-century music /Michael Talbot."Before him stood sundry sweet singers of this our Israel" : the chorus singers for Handel's London oratorio performances /Donald Burrows."Seven young men on hautboys" : the oboe band in England, c. 1680-1740 /Samantha Owens.British concert repertory in Europe : a survey of the music belonging to the Stockholm Literary Society Utile Dulci /Fiona Smith --III, People.Angelo Notari's music for the English court /Jonathan P. Wainwright.The elusive identity of John Playford /Robert Thompson.James Sherard as music collector /Stephen Rose.New light on William Corbett's Gresham College bequest /John Cunningham."(T)ranscribed from the author(')s original manuscript" : Philip Hayes and the preservation of the music of Henry Purcell /Rebecca Herissone.Rameau's contacts with Britain /Graham Sadler.Gli equivoci : Stephen Storace in the shadow of Mozart /Julian Rushton --Epilogue.Working with Peter Holman : from a seat in the Parley of Instruments /Judy Tarling.Peter Holman : a family memoir /Tricia Holman, Louise Jameson and Sally Erhardt --The works of Peter Holman.
The Musical World of Charles Avison
Author: Simon D.I. Fleming
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040253091
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
This book explores the works and influence of the eighteenth-century British composer Charles Avison. Although he spent most of his life in the northern town of Newcastle upon Tyne, Avison went on to have a marked impact on the musical life of Britain during the second half of the eighteenth century. His concertos become part of the national concert repertory, while his critical treatise, An Essay on Musical Expression, shaped debates about musical aesthetics. This book provides the first sustained examination of Avison’s musical works and compositional techniques, and it traces how his music not only drew on influences from European composers but also reworked them and in turn, influenced others. Considering Avison’s musical compositions, the circumstances around their composition and dissemination, and their place in music history, the author confronts preconceptions about the quality of Avison’s music, reveals new dimensions of his work as a composer, and demonstrates the enduring popularity and impact of his music. The author also draws on Avison’s writings to consider how closely he adheres to his own musical aesthetics. Reassessing Avison’s contribution to British music history, this study makes the case for understanding him as an important figure in the development and spread of musical styles across eighteenth-century England.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040253091
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
This book explores the works and influence of the eighteenth-century British composer Charles Avison. Although he spent most of his life in the northern town of Newcastle upon Tyne, Avison went on to have a marked impact on the musical life of Britain during the second half of the eighteenth century. His concertos become part of the national concert repertory, while his critical treatise, An Essay on Musical Expression, shaped debates about musical aesthetics. This book provides the first sustained examination of Avison’s musical works and compositional techniques, and it traces how his music not only drew on influences from European composers but also reworked them and in turn, influenced others. Considering Avison’s musical compositions, the circumstances around their composition and dissemination, and their place in music history, the author confronts preconceptions about the quality of Avison’s music, reveals new dimensions of his work as a composer, and demonstrates the enduring popularity and impact of his music. The author also draws on Avison’s writings to consider how closely he adheres to his own musical aesthetics. Reassessing Avison’s contribution to British music history, this study makes the case for understanding him as an important figure in the development and spread of musical styles across eighteenth-century England.
Music in North-east England, 1500-1800
Author: Stephanie Carter
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783275413
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
This collection situates the North-East within a developing nationwide account of British musical culture.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783275413
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
This collection situates the North-East within a developing nationwide account of British musical culture.
British Music, Musicians and Institutions, C. 1630-1800
Author: Julian Rushton
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783276479
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Building upon the developing picture of the importance of British music, musicians and institutions during the eighteenth century, this book investigates the themes of composition, performance (amateur and professional) and music-printing, within the wider context of social, religious and secular institutions. British music in the era from the death of Henry Purcell to the so-called 'Musical Renaissance' of the late nineteenth century was once considered barren. This view has been overturned in recent years through a better-informed historical perspective, able to recognise that all kinds of British musical institutions continued to flourish, and not only in London. The publication, performance and recording of music by seventeenth- and eighteenth-century British composers, supplemented by critical source-studies and scholarly editions, shows forms of music that developed in parallel with those of Britain's near neighbours. Indigenous musicians mingled with migrant musicians from elsewhere, yet there remained strands of British musical culture that had no continental equivalent. Music, vocal and instrumental, sacred and secular, flourished continuously throughout the Stuart and Hanoverian monarchies. Composers such as Eccles, Boyce, Greene, Croft, Arne and Hayes were not wholly overshadowed by European imports such as Handel and J. C. Bach. The present volume builds on this developing picture of the importance of British music, musicians and institutions during the period. Leading musicologists investigate themes such as composition, performance (amateur and professional), and music-printing, within the wider context of social, religious and secular institutions.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783276479
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Building upon the developing picture of the importance of British music, musicians and institutions during the eighteenth century, this book investigates the themes of composition, performance (amateur and professional) and music-printing, within the wider context of social, religious and secular institutions. British music in the era from the death of Henry Purcell to the so-called 'Musical Renaissance' of the late nineteenth century was once considered barren. This view has been overturned in recent years through a better-informed historical perspective, able to recognise that all kinds of British musical institutions continued to flourish, and not only in London. The publication, performance and recording of music by seventeenth- and eighteenth-century British composers, supplemented by critical source-studies and scholarly editions, shows forms of music that developed in parallel with those of Britain's near neighbours. Indigenous musicians mingled with migrant musicians from elsewhere, yet there remained strands of British musical culture that had no continental equivalent. Music, vocal and instrumental, sacred and secular, flourished continuously throughout the Stuart and Hanoverian monarchies. Composers such as Eccles, Boyce, Greene, Croft, Arne and Hayes were not wholly overshadowed by European imports such as Handel and J. C. Bach. The present volume builds on this developing picture of the importance of British music, musicians and institutions during the period. Leading musicologists investigate themes such as composition, performance (amateur and professional), and music-printing, within the wider context of social, religious and secular institutions.
Music in Edwardian London
Author: Simon McVeigh
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1837651345
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Traversing London's musical culture, this book boldly illuminates the emergence of Edwardian London as a beacon of musical innovation. The dawning of a new century saw London emerge as a hub in a fast-developing global music industry, mirroring Britain's pivotal position between the continent, the Americas and the British Empire. It was a period of expansion, experiment and entrepreneurial energy. Rather than conservative and inward-looking, London was invigorated by new ideas, from pioneering musical comedy and revue to the modernist departures of Debussy and Stravinsky. Meanwhile, Elgar, Holst, Vaughan Williams, and a host of ambitious younger composers sought to reposition British music in a rapidly evolving soundscape. Music was central to society at every level. Just as opulent theatres proliferated in the West End, concert life was revitalised by new symphony orchestras, by the Queen's Hall promenade concerts, and by Sunday concerts at the vast Albert Hall. Through innumerable band and gramophone concerts in the parks, music from Wagner to Irving Berlin became available as never before. The book envisions a burgeoning urban culture through a series of snapshots - daily musical life in all its messy diversity. While tackling themes of cosmopolitanism and nationalism, high and low brows, centres and peripheries, it evokes contemporary voices and characterful individuals to illuminate the period. Challenging issues include the barriers faced by women and people of colour, and attitudes inhibiting the new generation of British composers - not to mention embedded imperialist ideologies reflecting London's precarious position at the centre of Empire. Engagingly written, Simon McVeigh's groundbreaking book reveals the exhilarating transformation of music in Edwardian London, which laid the foundations for the century to come.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1837651345
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Traversing London's musical culture, this book boldly illuminates the emergence of Edwardian London as a beacon of musical innovation. The dawning of a new century saw London emerge as a hub in a fast-developing global music industry, mirroring Britain's pivotal position between the continent, the Americas and the British Empire. It was a period of expansion, experiment and entrepreneurial energy. Rather than conservative and inward-looking, London was invigorated by new ideas, from pioneering musical comedy and revue to the modernist departures of Debussy and Stravinsky. Meanwhile, Elgar, Holst, Vaughan Williams, and a host of ambitious younger composers sought to reposition British music in a rapidly evolving soundscape. Music was central to society at every level. Just as opulent theatres proliferated in the West End, concert life was revitalised by new symphony orchestras, by the Queen's Hall promenade concerts, and by Sunday concerts at the vast Albert Hall. Through innumerable band and gramophone concerts in the parks, music from Wagner to Irving Berlin became available as never before. The book envisions a burgeoning urban culture through a series of snapshots - daily musical life in all its messy diversity. While tackling themes of cosmopolitanism and nationalism, high and low brows, centres and peripheries, it evokes contemporary voices and characterful individuals to illuminate the period. Challenging issues include the barriers faced by women and people of colour, and attitudes inhibiting the new generation of British composers - not to mention embedded imperialist ideologies reflecting London's precarious position at the centre of Empire. Engagingly written, Simon McVeigh's groundbreaking book reveals the exhilarating transformation of music in Edwardian London, which laid the foundations for the century to come.
The Symphonic Poem in Britain, 1850-1950
Author: Michael Allis
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783275286
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The Symphonic Poem in Britain 1850-1950 aims to raise the status of the genre generally and in Britain specifically. The volume reaffirms British composers' confidence in dealing with literary texts and takes advantage of the contributors' interdisciplinary expertise by situating discussions of the tone poem in Britain in a variety of historical, analytical and cultural contexts. This book highlights some of the continental models that influenced British composers, and identifies a range of issues related to perceptions of the genre. Richard Strauss became an important figure in Britain during this time, not only in terms of the clear impact of his tone poems, but the debates over their value and even their ethics. A focus on French orchestral music in Britain represents a welcome addition to scholarly debate, and links to issues in several other chapters. The historical development of the genre, the impact of compositional models, issues highlighted in critical reception as well as programming strategies all contribute to a richer understanding of the symphonic poem in Britain. Works by British composers discussed in more detail include William Wallace's Villon (1909), Gustav Holst's Beni Mora(1909-10), Hubert Parry's From Death to Life (1914), John Ireland's Mai-Dun (1921), and Frank Bridge's orchestral 'poems' (1903-15).
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783275286
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The Symphonic Poem in Britain 1850-1950 aims to raise the status of the genre generally and in Britain specifically. The volume reaffirms British composers' confidence in dealing with literary texts and takes advantage of the contributors' interdisciplinary expertise by situating discussions of the tone poem in Britain in a variety of historical, analytical and cultural contexts. This book highlights some of the continental models that influenced British composers, and identifies a range of issues related to perceptions of the genre. Richard Strauss became an important figure in Britain during this time, not only in terms of the clear impact of his tone poems, but the debates over their value and even their ethics. A focus on French orchestral music in Britain represents a welcome addition to scholarly debate, and links to issues in several other chapters. The historical development of the genre, the impact of compositional models, issues highlighted in critical reception as well as programming strategies all contribute to a richer understanding of the symphonic poem in Britain. Works by British composers discussed in more detail include William Wallace's Villon (1909), Gustav Holst's Beni Mora(1909-10), Hubert Parry's From Death to Life (1914), John Ireland's Mai-Dun (1921), and Frank Bridge's orchestral 'poems' (1903-15).
Exhibitions, Music and the British Empire
Author: Sarah Kirby
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783276738
Category : Exhibitions
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"International exhibitions were among the most significant cultural phenomena of the late nineteenth century. These vast events aimed to illustrate, through displays of physical objects, the full spectrum of the world's achievements, from industry and manufacturing, to art and design. But exhibitions were not just visual spaces. Music was ever present, as a fundamental part of these events' sonic landscape, and integral to the visitor experience. This book explores music at international exhibitions held in Australia, India, and the United Kingdom during the 1880s. At these exhibitions, music was codified, ordered, and all-round 'exhibited' in manifold ways. Displays of physical instruments from the past and present were accompanied by performances intended to educate or to entertain, while music was heard at exhibitors' stands, in concert halls, and in the pleasure gardens that surrounded the exhibition buildings. Music was depicted as a symbol of human artistic achievement, or employed for commercial ends. At times it was presented in nationalist terms, at others as a marker of universalism. This book argues, by interrogating the multiple ways that music was used, experienced, and represented, that exhibitions can demonstrate in microcosm many of the broader musical traditions, purposes, arguments, and anxieties of the day. Its nine chapters focus on sociocultural themes, covering issues of race, class, public education, economics, and entertainment in the context of music, trading these through the networks of communication that existed within the British Empire at the time. Combining approaches from reception studies and historical musicology, this book demonstrates how the representation of music at exhibitions drew the press and public into broader debates about music's role in society"--Page 4 of cover.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783276738
Category : Exhibitions
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"International exhibitions were among the most significant cultural phenomena of the late nineteenth century. These vast events aimed to illustrate, through displays of physical objects, the full spectrum of the world's achievements, from industry and manufacturing, to art and design. But exhibitions were not just visual spaces. Music was ever present, as a fundamental part of these events' sonic landscape, and integral to the visitor experience. This book explores music at international exhibitions held in Australia, India, and the United Kingdom during the 1880s. At these exhibitions, music was codified, ordered, and all-round 'exhibited' in manifold ways. Displays of physical instruments from the past and present were accompanied by performances intended to educate or to entertain, while music was heard at exhibitors' stands, in concert halls, and in the pleasure gardens that surrounded the exhibition buildings. Music was depicted as a symbol of human artistic achievement, or employed for commercial ends. At times it was presented in nationalist terms, at others as a marker of universalism. This book argues, by interrogating the multiple ways that music was used, experienced, and represented, that exhibitions can demonstrate in microcosm many of the broader musical traditions, purposes, arguments, and anxieties of the day. Its nine chapters focus on sociocultural themes, covering issues of race, class, public education, economics, and entertainment in the context of music, trading these through the networks of communication that existed within the British Empire at the time. Combining approaches from reception studies and historical musicology, this book demonstrates how the representation of music at exhibitions drew the press and public into broader debates about music's role in society"--Page 4 of cover.
Transitions in Mid-Baroque Music
Author: Carrie Churnside
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1837651582
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
Featuring 102 music examples, this edited collection features contributions by leading scholars from the UK, United States, Australasia and Europe on what characterized the period. This collection focusses on the stylistic and cultural interchange that characterizes the musical period of the mid-Baroque (c.1650-1710). The idea of musical transition during this period is evident in two principal ways: geographical and chronological (the two often overlap). Chapters examine geographical transition by tracing the exchange of regional and national styles, while considering chronological evolution from the perspective of music theory, performance practice, source studies or specific repertoires. Studies range across instrumental and vocal music, both sacred and secular, and encompass some of the main European traditions prevalent at the time: Italian, German, French and English. The collection features contributions by leading scholars from the UK, the United States, Australasia and Europe. CARRIE CHURNSIDE is Associate Professor in Music at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (part of Birmingham City University).
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1837651582
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
Featuring 102 music examples, this edited collection features contributions by leading scholars from the UK, United States, Australasia and Europe on what characterized the period. This collection focusses on the stylistic and cultural interchange that characterizes the musical period of the mid-Baroque (c.1650-1710). The idea of musical transition during this period is evident in two principal ways: geographical and chronological (the two often overlap). Chapters examine geographical transition by tracing the exchange of regional and national styles, while considering chronological evolution from the perspective of music theory, performance practice, source studies or specific repertoires. Studies range across instrumental and vocal music, both sacred and secular, and encompass some of the main European traditions prevalent at the time: Italian, German, French and English. The collection features contributions by leading scholars from the UK, the United States, Australasia and Europe. CARRIE CHURNSIDE is Associate Professor in Music at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (part of Birmingham City University).
Opera and Politics in Queen Anne's Britain, 1705-1714
Author: Thomas McGeary
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783277157
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
Explores the political meanings that Italian opera - its composers, agents and institutions - had for audiences in eighteenth-century Britain.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783277157
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
Explores the political meanings that Italian opera - its composers, agents and institutions - had for audiences in eighteenth-century Britain.
The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare and Music
Author: Christopher R. Wilson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190945141
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1289
Book Description
"This compendium reflects the latest international research into the many and various uses of music in relation to Shakespeare's plays and poems, the contributors' lines of enquiry extending from the Bard's own time to the present day. The coverage is global in its scope, and includes studies of Shakespeare-related music in countries as diverse as China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, and the Soviet Union, as well as the more familiar Anglophone musical and theatrical traditions of the UK and USA. The range of genres surveyed by the book's team of distinguished authors embraces music for theatre, opera, ballet, musicals, the concert hall, and film, in addition to Shakespeare's ongoing afterlives in folk music, jazz, and popular music. The authors take a range of diverse approaches: some investigate the evidence for performative practices in the Early Modern and later eras, while others offer detailed analyses of representative case studies, situating these firmly in their cultural contexts, or reflecting on the political and sociological ramifications of the music. As a whole, the volume provides a wide-ranging compendium of cutting-edge scholarship engaging with an extraordinarily rich body of music without parallel in the history of the global arts"--
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190945141
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1289
Book Description
"This compendium reflects the latest international research into the many and various uses of music in relation to Shakespeare's plays and poems, the contributors' lines of enquiry extending from the Bard's own time to the present day. The coverage is global in its scope, and includes studies of Shakespeare-related music in countries as diverse as China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, and the Soviet Union, as well as the more familiar Anglophone musical and theatrical traditions of the UK and USA. The range of genres surveyed by the book's team of distinguished authors embraces music for theatre, opera, ballet, musicals, the concert hall, and film, in addition to Shakespeare's ongoing afterlives in folk music, jazz, and popular music. The authors take a range of diverse approaches: some investigate the evidence for performative practices in the Early Modern and later eras, while others offer detailed analyses of representative case studies, situating these firmly in their cultural contexts, or reflecting on the political and sociological ramifications of the music. As a whole, the volume provides a wide-ranging compendium of cutting-edge scholarship engaging with an extraordinarily rich body of music without parallel in the history of the global arts"--