The Merry Wives of Windsor

by William Shakespeare

Original Music and Sound Design

Utah Shakespearean Festival 2006

Directed by Kate Buckley
Set by Christopher Pickart
Costumes by Janet Swenson
Lighting by Lonnie Rafael Alcaraz

All music composed by Joe Payne ©2006.

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Lighthearted and fun. Basically riffs on two themes, with instrumentation changing for each character. Falstaff was a bassoon, the merry wives were harp, and the lovers were flutes and strings.

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