Music In The Elizabethan Era
Elizabethan Music
Music has always given us a way to express ourselves and show how we feel in a way we don't usually let people see. The music of our day reflects the culture of our day. We can see what has been left by a certain generation in the lyrics and the sounds of that time. Music moves people. Without it, cultures -as well as the generations- would have no common ground to identify with one another.
The Elizabethan Era, named after Queen Elizabeth I who ruled England at the time, took place from 1558 to 1603 and is considered to be the golden age in English History. During this era, England experienced peace, the living of life to its fullest, the flourishing of art, and the appreciation of beauty. The arts really began to develop …show more content…
It helped set a certain mood for the audience while helping the actors remain “in character” for their performance. William Shakespeare, the most famous playwright of all time, made more than five hundred references to music in his plays. He also had musicians use several instruments for sound effects, such as an early version of the oboe which provided an eerie sound to accompany the witches in Macbeth. Before William Shakespeare began writing his plays, it was popular to include at least one song in every stage production. Only the most heartfelt tragedies included music of all instruments except for trumpets and drums. Shakespeare paid no attention to this conformity and used music to create a dramatic effect of suspense throughout several of his shows, including Othello and Hamlet. In a way, Shakespeare has paved a road for all of theater. Today, we can’t see a film or an advertisement without hearing some sort of music in the background. In the past two hundred years, musicals have become a very popular experience. Like Shakespeare’s plays, they include music, but rather than setting a certain mood, music is used to tell the story and actors mostly sing rather than speak. Had it not been for his ingenious idea to use music as a device to create an ambiance, there would be no such thing as a musical and music would not have as big of an impact on cinema, as well as marketing, as it does
Music has always given us a way to express ourselves and show how we feel in a way we don't usually let people see. The music of our day reflects the culture of our day. We can see what has been left by a certain generation in the lyrics and the sounds of that time. Music moves people. Without it, cultures -as well as the generations- would have no common ground to identify with one another.
The Elizabethan Era, named after Queen Elizabeth I who ruled England at the time, took place from 1558 to 1603 and is considered to be the golden age in English History. During this era, England experienced peace, the living of life to its fullest, the flourishing of art, and the appreciation of beauty. The arts really began to develop …show more content…
It helped set a certain mood for the audience while helping the actors remain “in character” for their performance. William Shakespeare, the most famous playwright of all time, made more than five hundred references to music in his plays. He also had musicians use several instruments for sound effects, such as an early version of the oboe which provided an eerie sound to accompany the witches in Macbeth. Before William Shakespeare began writing his plays, it was popular to include at least one song in every stage production. Only the most heartfelt tragedies included music of all instruments except for trumpets and drums. Shakespeare paid no attention to this conformity and used music to create a dramatic effect of suspense throughout several of his shows, including Othello and Hamlet. In a way, Shakespeare has paved a road for all of theater. Today, we can’t see a film or an advertisement without hearing some sort of music in the background. In the past two hundred years, musicals have become a very popular experience. Like Shakespeare’s plays, they include music, but rather than setting a certain mood, music is used to tell the story and actors mostly sing rather than speak. Had it not been for his ingenious idea to use music as a device to create an ambiance, there would be no such thing as a musical and music would not have as big of an impact on cinema, as well as marketing, as it does