> This is pretty funny considering the connotation of Shakespeare's works at the time. if my memory from music history class serves, this may be even more apt

> This is pretty funny considering the connotation of Shakespeare's works at the time. if my memory from music history class serves, this may be even more apt of a comparison than you realize. iirc what we call "classical music" was a reaction to the highly complex baroque style that preceded it, and the contemporary "old guard" looked down on it for it's simplicity and deviation from the older rules of harmony.