incidental music
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There have been many settings of “Hamlet,” from full operas, to overtures, to incidental music.
From New York Times • May 16, 2022
The evening opened with “The Consecration of the House,” an overture Beethoven wholly revised in 1822 from incidental music originally composed a decade earlier for August von Kotzebue’s play, “The Ruins of Athens.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2022
The calliope-heavy incidental music sounds like a carousel.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2021
When pop stars weren't available, he went back to his first job - writing incidental music for films and TV shows.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2021
It is difficult to persuade the average Shakespearian producer that Shakespeare, Arne, Sir Henry Bishop, and Horn were not great friends who used to meet daily at the Mermaid Tavern to discuss incidental music.
From Shakespeare and Music by Wilson, Christopher
