Elizabethan music took many forms and played an important role in entertainment. It included church music, street music performed in markets and fairs, music performed by household musicians for nobility and wealthy families, and theatre music to accompany Shakespeare's plays. Various instruments were used including strings, and music complemented different dances enjoyed by upper and lower classes. Composers wrote flexible music that could be arranged for different available instruments.

1. Elizabethan Music from Salome

2. Overview 1. Elizabethan music in general 2. The different types of Elizabethan music 3. Street music 4. Elizabethan house musicians 5. Shakespeare and theatre music 6. Instruments 7. Elizabethan dance 8. Music examples 9. Final word to the flexibility of the music

3. 1. Elizabethan music in general was an important form of entertainment Elizabethan music could be performed by Elizabethan musicians, or simple songs and ballads could be sung in the villages and fields

4. 2. The different types of the Elizabethan music The different types of Elizabethan music: Elizabethan Church music (example) Elizabethan Street Music (point 3) Elizabethan House Musicians (point 4) Elizabethan Theatre Music (point 5)

5. 3. Street music Elizabethan street music was played = in weekly markets = on the occasional fairs (gelegentlichen Messen) 4. House Musicians Elizabethan House Musicians were very popular every Nobleman employed their own musicians even Middle Class households employed their own musicians “ Well-to-do“ (wohlhabende)Elizabethans employed (stellten Musiker ein) musicians who should play during lunch.

6. 5. Shakespeare and theatre music had been used to accompany poems The importance of music to the Elizabethans was reflected in the plays of William Shakespeare The plays of William Shakespeare were divided into three categories: - Comedies - Tragedies - Histories Each genre required different emotions to be reflected in the music Music became far more expressive during the Elizabethan era

7. 6. Instruments Elizabethan musical Instruments played an important role in the lives of the people who lived during the Elizabethan era. Elizabethan music was a major form of entertainment.

8. 7. Elizabethan Dance Elizabethan music complemented the different forms of Elizabethan Dance. Dancing was an extremely popular pastime during the Elizabethan era.

9. Elizabethan Dance a) The upper classes enjoyed new types of music. They had a taste for new music and new dances. The Masque was popular with the upper classes. Masques were accompanied with music and dance at the beginning and end of the performances and during the interludes. b) The lower classes enjoyed the more traditional country dances “ Hole in the wall“ - country dance

10. 8. Music examples a) Elizabethan church music = Hark all ye lovely saints above - Thomas Weelkes (1576 - 1623) subtitles included b) The 'English Consort' was the first English string quartet! 9. Final word to the flexibility of the music The composers wrote the music and the musicians decided which instrument it should be played upon.