![]() ![]() ![]() But it is Danish composer Niel Gade’s Hamlet Overture that made our list because of its emotionally dramatic nature that is truly evocative of Shakespeare’s play. Liszt also wrote a symphonic poem titled Hamlet. Like Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky wrote both an overture and incidental music about Hamlet. In fact, the Wedding March is the traditional music you hear when the just married couple exits the ceremony. The exclusively instrumental movements, the Overture, Scherzo, Intermezzo, Nocturne, and Wedding March, are typically played as a suite in both concerts and recordings and they remain among the most famous of all Shakespearean classical music. He first wrote a concert overture in 1826 and then in 1842 he incorporated the overture into incidental music he wrote for a production. Mendelssohn wrote music for Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream on two separate occasions. ![]() From A Midsummer Night’s Dream to The Tempest, here is a rundown of the best classical music inspired by Shakespeare. A bit closer to home, however, are the numerous orchestral and vocal works that were written about Shakespearean storylines and characters. His reach can even be seen as far as the planet Uranus – 25 of its 27 moons are named for Shakespearean characters. He inspired figures like Freud, Dickens, and George Washington, to name a few. He gave us new words like “fashionable” and “softhearted”. It is a well-known fact that Shakespeare’s influence spread well beyond his plays and far beyond idyllic Stratford-upon-Avon. ![]()
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