Improvising Otherwise A Decolonial Feminist Approach to Improvisation in Early Modern English Culture

• Main Author: Lahham, Fatima
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Open Book Publishers 2025
• Subjects: Decolonial Methodologies; Decolonisation of knowledge / Decoloniality; Early Music; Feminist Ear; Gender studies, gender groups; Historical Performance Practices; Improvisation Studies; Interdisciplinary studies; JBSF1 Gender studies: women and girls; JBSF11 Feminism and feminist theory; Music; Ottoman-English Relations; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Social groups, communities and identities; Society and culture: general; Society and Social Sciences; The Arts; Theory of music and musicology

This volume redefines how we approach early music and cultural histories, intertwining feminist, decolonial, and creative perspectives. Fatima Lahham delves into the improvisational practices of early modern England, situating them within a rich tapestry of musical sources, theological texts, travel...