Oklahoma (state song)

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"Oklahoma" is the rousing title song from the 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!", celebrated for its iconic chorus and status as the official state song of Oklahoma.

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song "Oklahoma!" 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf show tune
song
state song
adoptedAsStateSongBy Oklahoma
adoptedAsStateSongYear 1953
associatedWith Oklahoma state identity
U.S. state of Oklahoma
surface form: State of Oklahoma
basedOn Green Grow the Lilacs
surface form: Green Grow the Lilacs (play)
composer Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era Golden Age of Broadway (early phase)
surface form: Golden Age of Broadway
firstPerformanceCity New York City
firstPerformanceIn Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma! (original Broadway production)
firstPerformanceLocation Broadway
genre musical theatre
hasCategory 1940s songs
Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Songs from Oklahoma! (musical)

Songs with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Songs with music by Richard Rodgers
United States state songs
hasChorus “O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A, Oklahoma!”
language English
lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED
lyricsBy Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED
musical Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma! (musical)
musicBy Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
notableFeature ensemble number
rousing finale of the musical Oklahoma!
spells out the name O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A in the chorus
officialStatus official state song of Oklahoma
openingLyric “Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain”
originalProductionYear 1943
partOf Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma! (musical)
performerType musical theatre ensemble
publisher Williamson Music
subjectMatter life in Oklahoma
pride in the state of Oklahoma
title Oklahoma
usedFor civic ceremonies in Oklahoma
sporting events in Oklahoma
yearWritten 1943

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Theme from "Oklahoma!" (film score) basedOn Oklahoma (state song)
this entity surface form: song "Oklahoma!"
Richard Rodgers notableWork Oklahoma (state song)