This book provides a practical introduction to researching and performing early Anglo-American secular music and dance with attention to their place in society.
Laura Lohman is Professor of Music and Director at Queens University of Charlotte. Her previous publications in music include Umm Kulthum: Artistic Agency and the Shaping of an Arab Legend, 1967–2007 (2010) and Hail Columbia! American Music and Politics in the Early Nation (2020).