"An essential resource for theater practitioners, musicologists, and literary scholars, Duffin's remarkable book has revitalized the resonances of early modern music and its integral role in these comedies." -- Jennifer Linhart Wood, Shakespeare Quarterly "The book is indispensable for anyone interested in early modern drama, literature, and music, and especially for anyone interested in a clearer picture of the sound world of Renaissance theater." -- Samantha Bassler, NYU / Rutgers University - Newark, Renaissance Quarterly "[Duffin's] inspired detective work encompasses the identification of probable cues for music within plays, including covert allusions in stage dialogue to the names or popular refrains of well-known songs. Most helpfully, he sets the lyrics to the music he identifies as the most plausible original setting, and accompanies these with a discussion of how the song may have been sung." -- David Mcinnis , Early Theatre "the author brings musical life to a large repertoire of tuneless plays . Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals." -- CHOICE.