The earliest Spanish and English explorers in California encountered Native Americans and established missions to convert them to Christianity. In San Francisco, Carlos Troyer published compositions like Apache Chief Geronimo's Own Medicine song, with a piano accompaniment by Troyer. In the late 19th century, American Indian music began to be incorporated by classical composers throughout the country, known as the Indianist movement. Many groups of Indigenous peoples of California lived and continue to live within the current geographic boundaries of California, before and since colonization by Europe.
Main articles: Indigenous music of North America and Yuman music
The state's official folk dance is the square dance, which has been found in California since at least the Gold Rush. Other songs, including " California, Here I Come", have also been candidates for additional state songs since 1951, but in 1988 the official standing of "I Love You, California" was confirmed.Ĭalifornia also has an official fife and drum band, the California Consolidated Drum Band, which was so designated in 1997. It was designated the state song in 1951. Frankenstein of the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra. The official state song of California is " I Love You, California", written by F.
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