 Masques also became common as scenes in operettas and musical theatre works set during the Elizabethan period.In the 20th century, Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote several masques, including his masterpiece in the genre, "Job, a masque for dancing" which premiered in 1930, although the work is closer to a ballet than a masque as it was originally understood.His designating it a masque was to indicate that the modern choreography typical when he wrote the piece would not be suitable.