music during elizabethan age
Music During The Elizabethan Age: Shakespeare’s Interpretation and Implementation in Twelfth Night.
The Elizabethan Age, a time of English nationalism and flourishing arts, was part of the Renaissance in England. Queen Elizabeth I was the Queen of England and Ireland from 1558-1603. The rise of nationalism in England was seen through cultural developments and the increased production of dramatic and literary works. Music came to be a representation of society, mood, theme, emotion and people themselves. Music also changed the way plays were understood and performed. One of the greatest playwrights happened to live during this transformation from the Medieval Era to the English Renaissance – William Shakespeare - who embraced what was happening with music, people and the impact it could make on his work. Shakespeare was able to incorporate music splendidly, which enabled him to make a grand form of entertainment more brilliant and breathtaking for his audience. Queen Elizabeth was very fond of poetry, music and drama which led to court members to support the arts and paved the way for theatres where the works of William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe and John Fletcher, to name a few, were performed. (http://dlibrary.acu.edu) During Shakespeare’s time music was ever evolving as an important form of entertainment and as an expressive tool in individual’s daily lives. Music was transforming during the Renaissance – becoming more refined and beautiful sounding than during the Medieval era. Elizabethans were extremely sensitive to beauty and grace; they had an undying enthusiasm for music and poetry. Music was everywhere – in the streets, homes, church. It helped ease the stress of the common man’s daily live and if one could not read or understand music he was thought to be poorly educated.
Playwrights like Shakespeare who acknowledged the ways of society and searched for ways to better connect with their audiences turned to the implementation of
The Elizabethan Age, a time of English nationalism and flourishing arts, was part of the Renaissance in England. Queen Elizabeth I was the Queen of England and Ireland from 1558-1603. The rise of nationalism in England was seen through cultural developments and the increased production of dramatic and literary works. Music came to be a representation of society, mood, theme, emotion and people themselves. Music also changed the way plays were understood and performed. One of the greatest playwrights happened to live during this transformation from the Medieval Era to the English Renaissance – William Shakespeare - who embraced what was happening with music, people and the impact it could make on his work. Shakespeare was able to incorporate music splendidly, which enabled him to make a grand form of entertainment more brilliant and breathtaking for his audience. Queen Elizabeth was very fond of poetry, music and drama which led to court members to support the arts and paved the way for theatres where the works of William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe and John Fletcher, to name a few, were performed. (http://dlibrary.acu.edu) During Shakespeare’s time music was ever evolving as an important form of entertainment and as an expressive tool in individual’s daily lives. Music was transforming during the Renaissance – becoming more refined and beautiful sounding than during the Medieval era. Elizabethans were extremely sensitive to beauty and grace; they had an undying enthusiasm for music and poetry. Music was everywhere – in the streets, homes, church. It helped ease the stress of the common man’s daily live and if one could not read or understand music he was thought to be poorly educated.
Playwrights like Shakespeare who acknowledged the ways of society and searched for ways to better connect with their audiences turned to the implementation of