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dc.contributor.advisorTyrrell, Saraheng
dc.contributor.authorOgunmola, AnnaMarie Lois, 1982-eng
dc.coverage.spatialMissouri -- Kansas Cityeng
dc.coverage.spatialUnited Stateseng
dc.date.issued2011-05-20eng
dc.date.submitted2011 Springeng
dc.descriptionTitle from PDF of title page, viewed on May 20, 2011eng
dc.descriptionVitaeng
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 111-114)eng
dc.descriptionThesis (M.M.)--Conservatory of Music and Dance. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011eng
dc.description.abstractThis study examines sixteen pieces of sheet music published in Kansas City, Missouri, dating from the 1880s through the 1930s. The pieces are located in the LaBudde Special Collections at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and also the Kansas City public library Missouri Valley Special Collections and include lullabies, minstrel caricatures, and a series on deacons. The lyrics and musical demarcation are analyzed for the demonstrated perception in each piece. Analysis includes genre along with associations and connotations with the songs' intended audience and venue. Dialect implications, positive or negative, are used to identify composer intention and intended audience. Local historical context, particularly race relations, is integrated into the study as well as the history of the Black image and that image's ties to the minstrel tradition. The portrayal of the Black community as exotic and yet native is explored along with the political reasons behind music propaganda. Special attention is given to the portrayal of Black women as it relates to societal domestic roles. The study also compares Kansas City's portrayal to the national one, with a focus on what is missing from the collection.eng
dc.description.tableofcontentsIntroduction -- Kansas City and National race relations 1870-1930 -- Ragtime and Society -- Portrayals of Black women -- Dialect -- Analysis -- What's missing from the collections and conclusions -- Appendix A. Sheet music lyricseng
dc.format.extentvi, 115 pageseng
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10355/10779eng
dc.publisherUniversity of Missouri--Kansas Cityeng
dc.subject.lcshAfrican Americans-- Music -- History and criticismeng
dc.subject.lcshAfrican American women in popular cultureeng
dc.subject.lcshKansas City (Mo.) -- Race relationseng
dc.subject.lcshRacism -- United Stateseng
dc.subject.lcshRagtime music -- History and criticismeng
dc.subject.lcshUnited States -- Race relationseng
dc.subject.otherThesis -- University of Missouri--Kansas City -- Musiceng
dc.titlePray for the lights to go out: the portrayal of Blacks in Kansas City published sheet musiceng
dc.typeThesiseng
thesis.degree.disciplineMusic (UMKC)eng
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Missouri--Kansas Cityeng
thesis.degree.levelMasterseng
thesis.degree.nameM.M.eng


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