The Farmer and the Cowman

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"The Farmer and the Cowman" is a lively ensemble number from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *Oklahoma!* that humorously dramatizes the rivalry and eventual reconciliation between farmers and cowboys on the American frontier.

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The Farmer and the Cowman canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ensemble number
musical theatre song
song
associatedWith Broadway musical theatre repertoire
Golden Age of Broadway
linked to: Broadway
composer Richard Rodgers
countryOfOrigin United States
dramaticContext community gathering scene
dramaticRole advances plot toward community statehood and unity
features call-and-response sections
choral singing
dance sequence
firstPerformanceIn Oklahoma!
genre musical theatre
show tune
hasSubject cowmen
farmers
land use conflict
ranchers
includedIn film adaptation of Oklahoma!
stage productions of Oklahoma!
language English
lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II
musicalForm chorus number
ensemble chorus with solos
narrativeFunction depicts rivalry between farmers and cowmen
dramatizes reconciliation between farmers and cowmen
partOf Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! (musical)
performedBy Oklahoma! original Broadway cast
film adaptation cast of Oklahoma!
various stage revival casts
setInPeriod early 20th century American frontier
style comic
ensemble
up-tempo
theatricalSetting Oklahoma Territory
linked to: Oklahoma
theme community unity
cooperation
frontier life
rural conflict
tone boisterous
humorous
reconciliatory
workBy Rodgers and Hammerstein

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Oklahoma! notableSong The Farmer and the Cowman
subject linked to: Oklahoma! (stage production)
Richard Rodgers notableWork The Farmer and the Cowman