Broken Harmony: Shakespeare and the Politics of Music

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q BROKEN HARMONY Broken Harmony SHAKESPEARE AND THE POLITICS OF MUSIC Joseph M. Ortiz Cornell University Press Ithaca and London n Copyright © 2011 by Cornell University All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. First published 2011 by Cornell University Press Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ortiz, Joseph M., 1972– Broken harmony : Shakespeare and the politics of music / Joseph M. Ortiz.    p. cm.  Includes bibliographical references and index.  ISBN 978-0-8014-4931-4 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616—Knowledge— Music. 2. Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616—Criticism and interpretation. 3. Music in literature. I. Title. PR3034.O78 2011 822.3'3—dc22    2010035502 Cornell University Press strives to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the fullest extent possible in the publishing of its books. Such materials include vegetable-based, low-VOC inks and acid-free papers that are recycled, totally chlorine-free, or partly composed of nonwood fibers. For further information, visit our website at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu. Cloth printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For my parents, George and Martha Ortiz For twenty-five centuries, Western knowledge has tried to look upon the world. It has failed to understand that the world is not for the beholding. It is for hearing. It is not legible, but audible. —Jacques Attali, Noise: The Political Economy of Music “Do you agree?” asked Margaret. “Do you think music is so different to pictures?” “I—I should have thought so, kind of,” he said. “So should I. Now, my sister declares they’re just the same. We have great arguments over it. She says I’m dense; I say she’s sloppy.” Getting under way, she cried: “Now, doesn’t it seem absurd to you? What is the good of the arts if they’re interchangeable? What is the good of the ear if it tells you the same as the eye?” —E. M. Forster, Howards End ...