“Hold Thy Peace”: Music in Twelfth Night

For those of you who are wondering what some of these songs sound like: here is a link to “Hold Thy Peace,” the catch that Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, and the Clown sing while carousing late at night at Olivia’s in Act Two. It’s a kind of round (think “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”) that gets more intricate (and of course louder) as more singers join in. Also, this is getting a bit ahead of ourselves, but the Clown’s final song can be heard here, as performed by the countertenor Alfred Deller.

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  1. […] could maybe be “same old shit”). It’s also important to note too, that in Professor Deutermann’s earlier blog post about music in Twelfth Night, she linked us to a performance of the Clown’s song. That doesn’t sound like the Clown […]