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Treemonisha, an opera in three acts, by Scott Joplin

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Treemonisha, an opera in three acts, by Scott Joplin

Language

eng

resource.accompanyingMatter

biography of composer or authorbiography of performer or history of ensemblediscographybibliographylibretto or texthistorical information

Form of composition

not applicableoperas

Format of music

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Literary text for sound recordings

lectures speeches

Main title

Treemonisha

Music parts

not applicable

Oclc number

766419117

Responsibility statement

by Scott Joplin

Sub title

an opera in three acts

Summary

"Treemonisha is the only opera about the Reconstruction Era African-American experience written by a black man who actually lived through it."--Container

Table Of Contents

Treemonisha. Overture ; The bag of luck ; The corn-huskers ; We're goin' around ; The wreath ; The sacred tree ; Surprised ; Treemonisha's bringing up ; Good advice ; Confusion ; Superstition ; Treemonisha in peril ; Frolic of the bears ; The wasp-nest ; The rescue ; We will rest awhile ; Going home ; Aunt Dinah has blowed de horn ; Prelude to Act 3 ; I want to see my child ; Treemonisha's return ; Wrong is never right ; Abuse ; When villains ramble far and near ; Conjurers forgiven ; We will trust you as our leader ; A real slow drag / Scott Joplin (1:31:00) -- Appendix. Bowing music : themes from the opera in one-step tempo (2003) / Rick Benjamin (2:02) -- Libretto preface (read by Scott Joplin's closest living relative, grandniece Mrs. LaErma White of Texarkana, Ark.) (6:32)

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