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Title
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Going off the Rails: Exploring the Impact of the Railroad on the Development of Musical Culture in Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Thesis in musicology presented to the faculty of the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a degree - Master of Music. Abstract: Kansas City, Missouri, is a musical oasis in the United States. In addition to being considered one of the four original jazz centers, local audiences also enthusiastically welcome art music and experimental music of all kinds. This deep appreciation for music and the arts can be traced to the development of the railroad in Kansas City and how it connected the city to the artistic lifeblood of the country. This thesis explores the existing research about the establishment of Kansas City as a railroad hub and the subsequent cultural blossoming experienced in the city at the turn of the century. This thesis project makes a connection between the railroad and the growth of music culture. The development of various aspects of music in Kansas City including, band, orchestra, opera, theater, vaudeville, music education, and music publications which the research in this thesis indicates is traced back to the societal impacts the railroad had on the frontier town in the last three decades of the nineteenth century. Next, this thesis project provides commentary on the function of demographics, including a brief consideration of gender, in the musical culture of Kansas City - specifically the way women defined culture and programming. Finally, this project summarizes and contextualizes the trends, habits, and preferences that make up the music culture in the city within the musical expectations and culture specific to the United States. The establishment of the railroad in Kansas City connected the city to the musical trends of the United States; because of this artistic connection, Kansas City developed into a musical microcosm of the United States’ musical narrative.
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Date
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2021
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Object Type
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Manuscript
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Title
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Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
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Description
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Interior view of group gathered around Joe Sanders at the piano, location not given. Identified in Edmiston's book - Left to right, Nick Musilino, John Thiell, Harold Thiell, Orville Knapp, Pop Estep, Joe Richolson, Tom Beckham, Carleton Coon and Joe Sanders.
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Date
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1923
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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South Central Business Association First Week End Vacation - Good Will Trade Trip
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Description
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Group portrait of participants of the South Central Business Association's first weekend vacation and Good Will Trade Trip. The group is posed in front of a Pullman car of a Kansas City Southern train. The listed cities on the group's route are: Siloam Springs, Arkansas; Sulphur Springs, Texas; Noel, Missouri; and Ginger Blue, Missouri. Garret L. Smalley is listed as the club's general chairman. A band is standing along the front of the group.
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Date
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1949-06
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Unknown Band Portrait
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Description
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Group of musicians, possibly Italian. Some names given for first row (left to right): 1) Uncle Mike; 2) Oscar Parisi.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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101 Ranch Real Wild West Show - Season 1915
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Description
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Group portrait of performers of the 101 Ranch Real Wild West Show that visited Kansas City and performed at 17th Street and Indiana Avenue April 25-27, 1915.
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Date
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1915-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Brush Creek Band
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Description
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View looking northwest of an unidentified big band playing in Brush Creek beneath a pedestrian bridge that crossed the stream at Central Street. Several concert attendees can be seen.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Maynard Ferguson in Brush Creek
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Description
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View looking northwest of Maynard Ferguson and his band playing in Brush Creek beneath a pedestrian bridge that crossed the stream at Central Street. Several concert attendees can be seen.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Fountain of Bacchus
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Description
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View looking east of the Fountain of Bacchus at 4701 Wyandotte Street in the Country Club Plaza. A band playing live music can be seen on the right hand side of the image.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Brush Creek Band
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Description
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View looking southwest of an unidentified big band playing in Brush Creek beneath a pedestrian bridge that crossed the stream at Central Street. Several concert attendees can be seen.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Street Musicians
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Description
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View of a band playing at an unidentified location in the Country Club Plaza.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Colonel McGee's Residence at 16th and Baltimore
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Description
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View of Colonel Milton E. McGee's residence, once located at 16th Street and Baltimore Avenue. Several individuals are posed outside of the house. A band is gathered and an individual riding a bicycle can be seen.
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Date
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1870~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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South Central Business Association Group Portrait
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Description
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Group portrait of members of the South Central Business Association posed at a railroad station in Martin City, Missouri. A uniformed band can be seen on the left hand side of the photograph. Several members of the group are wearing Coca-Cola hats.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Hiner's Third Regiment Band at Fairmount Park
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Description
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Elevated view of Edward M. Hiner's Third Regiment Band performing before a crowd at Fairmount Park. The band played a two night engagement at the park on August 7-8, 1907.
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Date
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1907-08
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.37
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Description
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Page 37 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. A group portrait of police officers is attached to the upper left hand corner of the page. A photograph of police officers mounted atop horses is attached to the lower left hand corner of the page. A portrait of Buddy Myers dressed in a band uniform is attached to the right hand side of the page.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Lincoln High School Cadet Band and Orchestra
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Description
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Group photograph of unidentified African American boys dressed in band uniforms holding their musical instruments. Identified on the drum as the Lincoln High School Cadet Band and Orchestra. The director, Major N. Clark Smith, is standing in the center next to the doors. Photograph was taken from p. 45 of the 1917 Lincoln High School yearbook.
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Date
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1917
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Object Type
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Photograph
