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A hoedown is a type of American folk dance or square dance in duple meter, and also the musical form associated with it.

Overview

The most popular sense of the term is associated with Americans in rural or southeastern parts of the country, particularly Appalachia. It is a dance in quick movement most likely related to the jig, reel or clog dance. In contest fiddling, a hoedown is a tune in fast 2/4 time. In many contests, fiddlers are required to play a waltz, a hoedown, and a "tune of choice," which must not be a waltz or a hoedown (typically it is a jig or a schottische).

In modern western square dance, a hoedown is a piece of music used for a patter call (a call that is spoken or chanted, rather than sung to the tune of a popular song), or the recording that contains this piece of music. In the early days of the Western square dance revival (the 1940s and early 1950s), most hoedowns were traditional fiddle tunes; since the late 1950s, recordings of simple chord progressions, with no discernible melody, have also been sold to callers under the name "hoedown." In the 1940s and early 1950s, the term "hoedown" was sometimes used to mean a call made up of parts of other calls. "Hoedown" was, and occasionally still is, also used to mean a dance party jointly sponsored by several dance clubs or by a federation of clubs.

References in modern culture

The most famous hoedown in classical music is the section entitled "Hoe-Down" from the Rodeo ballet by Aaron Copland (1942). The most frequently heard version is from the Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo, which Copland extracted from the ballet shortly after its premiere; the dance episodes were first performed in 1943 by the Boston Pops conducted by Arthur Fiedler. Copland's "Hoe-Down" became even more famous through television advertisements by America's Beef Producers with the slogan "Beef. It's What's For Dinner".

"Hoe-Down" has been covered by Emerson, Lake & Palmer on their album Trilogy, by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones on their albums Outbound and Live at the Quick, and by Jordan Rudess on his album Prime Cuts. Additionally, the jazz musician Oliver Nelson performed a jazz-infused variation written by himself entitled "Hoe-Down" on his album The Blues and the Abstract Truth.

The Beatles’ song "Rocky Raccoon" mentions a "hoe-down".

Many episodes of the improvisational comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway? featured an impromptu hoedown singing competition.^[1]

In spring of 2024, pop singer Beyoncé released the song “Texas Hold ‘Em” which references a hoedown in its chorus.

References

^ "30 best episodes of 'Whose Line is it Anyway?'", stacker.com

External links

Hoedown at Dance History Archives

[1] "30 best episodes of 'Whose Line is it Anyway?'", stacker.com

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 The most popular sense of the term is associated with Americans in rural or southeastern parts of the country, particularly [[Appalachia]]. It is a dance in quick movement most likely related to the [[jig]], [[reel (dance)|reel]] or [[clogging|clog]] dance. In contest [[fiddle|fiddling]], a hoedown is a tune in fast 2/4 [[time signature|time]]. In many contests, fiddlers are required to play a [[waltz (music)|waltz]], a hoedown, and a "tune of choice," which must not be a waltz or a hoedown (typically it is a [[jig]] or a [[schottische]]).
-In [[modern Western square dance]], a hoedown is a piece of music used for a [[Caller (dance)#Call types|patter call]] (a call that is spoken or chanted, rather than sung to the tune of a popular song), or the recording that contains this piece of music. In the early days of the Western square dance revival (the 1940s and early 1950s), most hoedowns were traditional fiddle tunes; since the late 1950s, recordings of simple chord progressions, with no discernible melody, have also been sold to [[caller (dancing)|callers]] under the name "hoedown." In the 1940s and early 1950s, the term "hoedown" was sometimes used to mean a call made up of parts of other calls. "Hoedown" was, and occasionally still is, also used to mean a dance jointly sponsored by several dance clubs or by a federation of clubs.
+In [[modern western square dance]], a hoedown is a piece of music used for a [[Caller (dance)#Call types|patter call]] (a call that is spoken or chanted, rather than sung to the tune of a popular song), or the recording that contains this piece of music. In the early days of the Western square dance revival (the 1940s and early 1950s), most hoedowns were traditional fiddle tunes; since the late 1950s, recordings of simple chord progressions, with no discernible melody, have also been sold to [[caller (dancing)|callers]] under the name "hoedown." In the 1940s and early 1950s, the term "hoedown" was sometimes used to mean a call made up of parts of other calls. "Hoedown" was, and occasionally still is, also used to mean a dance party jointly sponsored by several dance clubs or by a federation of clubs.
+==References in modern culture==
 The most famous hoedown in [[European classical music|classical music]] is the section entitled "Hoe-Down" from the ''[[Rodeo (ballet)|Rodeo]]'' ballet by [[Aaron Copland]] (1942).  The most frequently heard version is from the ''Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo'', which Copland extracted from the ballet shortly after its premiere; the dance episodes were first performed in 1943 by the [[Boston Pops]] conducted by [[Arthur Fiedler]]. Copland's "Hoe-Down" became even more famous through [[television]] advertisements by America's Beef Producers with the slogan "[[Beef. It's What's For Dinner]]".
-"Hoe-Down" has been covered by [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]] on their album ''[[Trilogy (Emerson, Lake & Palmer album)|Trilogy]]'' and by [[Béla Fleck and the Flecktones]] on their albums ''[[Outbound (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones album)|Outbound]]'' and ''[[Live at the Quick]]''.  Additionally, the jazz musician [[Oliver Nelson]] performed a jazz-infused variation written by himself entitled "Hoe-Down" on his album ''[[The Blues and the Abstract Truth]]''.
+"Hoe-Down" has been covered by [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]] on their album ''[[Trilogy (Emerson, Lake & Palmer album)|Trilogy]]'', by [[Béla Fleck and the Flecktones]] on their albums ''[[Outbound (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones album)|Outbound]]'' and ''[[Live at the Quick]]'', and by [[Jordan Rudess]] on his album ''[[Prime Cuts (Jordan Rudess album)|Prime Cuts]]''.  Additionally, the jazz musician [[Oliver Nelson]] performed a jazz-infused variation written by himself entitled "Hoe-Down" on his album ''[[The Blues and the Abstract Truth]]''.
+The Beatles’ song "[[Rocky Raccoon]]" mentions a "hoe-down".
+Many episodes of the [[improvisational comedy]] show ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]'' featured an impromptu hoedown singing competition.<ref>[https://stacker.com/stories/3450/30-best-episodes-whose-line-it-anyway "30 best episodes of 'Whose Line is it Anyway?'"], stacker.com</ref>
+In spring of 2024, pop singer [[Beyoncé]] released the song “[[Texas Hold ‘Em (song)|Texas Hold ‘Em]]” which references a hoedown in its chorus.
 ==See also==
+* [[Cèilidh]]
 * [[Hootenanny]]
 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
-* "Hoedown", "Aaron Copland", in Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed August 7, 2005), [http://www.grovemusic.com (subscription access)]
+==Further reading==
+* "Hoedown", "Aaron Copland", in Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed August 7, 2005), [http://www.grovemusic.com (subscription access)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516041031/http://www.grovemusic.com/ |date=2008-05-16 }}
 ==External links==