A State Divided - a Missouri Symphony - Percussion

A State Divided - Missouri Symphony for Orchestra is in three movements, each representing Missouri's involvement in the Civil War and filled with newly composed folk tunes and spirituals, rhythmic excitement, martial music and soaring melodies. I. Missouri Compromise - a slave state was initially settled by slave-holding Southerners coming up the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. II. Skirmish at Island Mound - African-American regiment, a Union victory was notable as the first known engagement of an African-American regiment during the Civil War. III. The Battle of Westport - the battle that saved Missouri was one of the Civil War's largest battles west of the Mississippi and the Union victory dashed Confederate hopes of occupying Missouri, and the battle has been called "The Gettysburg of the West." Duration: 14:00