I will dry-beat you with an iron wit, and put up my iron dagger. Answer me like men.
[Sings] When griping grief the heart doth wound,
And doleful dumps the mind oppress,
Then music with her silver sound.

– William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet, Act 4, Scene 5. Peter the servant threatens to beat the musicians with his strong wit. He then bursts into song, personifying grief and music.