Music and Shakespeare

Explores the significance of music in the work of Shakespeare. The approach is threefold: (1) weekly readings of scenes that are informed by contemporary currents of musical thought, and/or involve songs played on stage, and which depend for their interpretation of our understanding of those currents; (2) analysis of fundamental musical concepts as they are treated across Shakespeare's output, which might otherwise seem irrelevant or counter-intuitive to modern audiences; (3) the reading of an entire play in which music contributes to character delineation and dramatic development.