Theme from "Flower Drum Song" (musical)

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musical motif musical theme

The theme from "Flower Drum Song" is a central musical motif from the 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical that blends traditional Broadway style with Asian-American cultural themes.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Theme from "Flower Drum Song" (film score)	1

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	musical motif ⓘ musical theme ⓘ
associatedWith	Asian-American culture ⓘ
basedOn	Flower Drum Song ⓘ surface form: Flower Drum Song (novel)
basedOnWorkAuthor	C. Y. Lee ⓘ
composer	Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
firstPerformanceDate	1958 ⓘ
firstPerformanceInWork	Flower Drum Song ⓘ surface form: Flower Drum Song original Broadway production
genre	Broadway music ⓘ show tune ⓘ
hasCreator	Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locationOfFirstPerformance	Broadway Theatre District ⓘ surface form: Broadway, New York City
lyricist	Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicalWorkType	thematic motif ⓘ
notableFor	blending traditional Broadway style with Asian-American musical elements ⓘ
originalMedium	Broadway stage ⓘ
partOf	Flower Drum Song ⓘ Flower Drum Song ⓘ surface form: Flower Drum Song (1958 musical)
partOfFranchise	Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals ⓘ
publisher	Rodgers and Hammerstein ⓘ surface form: Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization
stylisticOrigin	American musical theatre ⓘ Broadway ⓘ
thematicFocus	assimilation ⓘ cultural identity ⓘ romance ⓘ
tonalCharacteristic	melodic motif recurring throughout the musical ⓘ
usedIn	stage musical numbers in Flower Drum Song ⓘ
usedInAdaptation	Flower Drum Song ⓘ surface form: Flower Drum Song (1961 film) soundtrack

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Richard Rodgers → notableWork → Theme from "Flower Drum Song" (musical) ⓘ

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