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    Music in Missouri

    Music of the First


    People

    The music of Missouri’s Native American


    tribes, such as the Kickapoo and Osage
    people, is known for repetitive drum patterns
    and singing. This music survives today in
    ceremonial dances among Native American
    people.
    Folk Music in
    Missouri
    Many Missouri folk songs are derived from
    British and Irish folk songs, and many are
    directly connected back to Appalachia in the
    east. Much of Missouri’s population came
    westward from Appalachia. Folk singers like
    Loman Cansler catalogued some songs from
    Missouri, and English folk singer A. L. Lloyd
    mentions the Ozarks in an introduction to the
    song, “The Bonny Black Hare.”
    Folk Music in
    Missouri

    The song “Shenandoah” is a ballad about a


    fur trapper who falls in love with the
    daughter of a Native American tribal leader,
    whose name is Shenandoah. The song
    originates from Missouri and mentions the
    Missouri river.
    Jesse James

    Famous outlaw Jesse James was considered


    merely a criminal until after his death, when
    he was immortalized in Billy Gashade’s The
    Ballad of Jesse James, as a Robin Hood figure.
    Creating “Ragtime”

    “Ragtime” music was a very early precursor


    to jazz, blues and rock & roll. Scott Joplin, a
    composer from Sedalia, is the most
    well-known founder of ragtime music. It was
    performed mainly during “minstrel” and
    variety shows, but Scott Joplin’s composition
    The Entertainer became immensely popular.
    Missouri’s State
    Song
    49 out of 50 states have a “state song,” the
    exception being New Jersey. Missouri’s state
    song is somewhat unfortunate- the Missouri
    Waltz. The song was originally written with
    racist lyrics, which had to be changed, but
    people still sang the original version. Harry S
    Truman, the only President from Missouri,
    was not fond of the song, although it was
    rumored that it was his favorite.
    St. Louis Blues
    Scott Joplin’s popularity in Missouri opened
    the door for black musicians in the midwest,
    especially in Missouri. Many black Americans
    had migrated to St. Louis after the Civil War,
    so the city became a center for black
    American culture and art. W. C. Handy
    composed his song The St. Louis Blues in
    1914, which soared in popularity, creating St.
    Louis- style blues music.
    Rock and Popular
    Music in Missouri

    Since the 20th century, Missouri has been


    part of the proliferation of rock and popular
    music. Many important jazz and rock
    musicians originated from Missouri, such as
    Chuck Berry. The popular experimental
    composer, Moondog, grew up in Missouri.
    Moondog was heavily influenced by Native
    American music he had heard as a child.
    Music in Spain
    ● What kinds of traditional music exist in Spain or in your home country?
    ● What traditional ballads exist in Spain or your home country? What are they
    about?
    ● Does music in Spain vary by region? How does it vary? Is there any music unique to
    Castilla-La Mancha?
    ● How did history change music in Spain?
    ● What music is popular in Spain today?

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