Not only does he play a huge role in Parts 1 and 2 of Henry IV, but he’s also the featured comic force in The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Otto Nicolai (1810–1849) The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture One of Shakespeare’s most famous and lovable characters is the fat and foolish knight Sir John Falstaff. So take note, all you composers out there! Barely anyone wrote music based on this play, which is odd because at the beginning of Act V, Richard has a great monologue all about music. On the other hand, the least popular Shakespeare play for composers is Richard II. The three most popular Shakespeare plays for composers have been Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and The Tempest, which coincidentally are the only three plays Tchaikovsky wrote fantasy overtures for. No single author has been the inspiration for more operas, songs, overtures, fantasias, and incidental music. Shakespeare’s works have been a boon for composers over the years. The sweeping crescendo heard at the end of this excerpt has been used in countless films and television shows to depict an impassioned lovers’ embrace.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture If William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is literature’s most famous love story, then Tchaikovsky’s fantasy overture for Romeo and Juliet is music’s most famous love theme. Enjoy our nine favorite picks amoung the thousands of musical adaptations of the Bard's works. This week, the Ether Game Brain Trust toured Stratford-upon-Avon with a show of music inspired by the works of William Shakespeare.
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