Midsummer Night's Dream Research Paper

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Shakespear is one of the most important literature giant through history, and many composers take Shakespear's work and transform them into great musical work. Midsummer Night's Dream represents one of the most often adapt theatrical work that composers adapt into their music. Both Mendelssohn and Britten take this particular play and fit into their own compositions. By adding their own characteristic and musical elements into the music as both opera production and orchestra incidental music program. Both composer have elevated Shakespear's story into a new horizon. Since the original Shakespear's work does not includes music, it leaves room for many composer to add in their own music in order to create more drama, tension, and even comic through

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