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Scott Joplin

Treemonisha

Opera

Stage

Treemonisha (1911) is an opera by American ragtime composer Scott Joplin. It is sometimes referred to as a "ragtime opera", though Joplin did not refer to it as such and it encompasses a wide range of musical styles. The music of Treemonisha includes an overture and prelude, along with various recitatives, choruses, small ensemble pieces, a ballet, and a few arias. The opera was largely unknown before its first complete performance in 1972. Joplin was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1976 for Treemonisha.

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Movements

Act 1

  1. Confusion (Monisha, Lucy, Ned, Remus, Chorus)
  2. Good Advice (Parson Alltalk, Chorus)
  3. Overture
  4. Surprised (Treemonisha, Chorus)
  5. The Bag of Luck (Zodzetrick, Monisha, Ned, Treemonisha, Remus)
  6. The Corn-Huskers (Treemonisha, Chorus)
  7. The Sacred Tree (Monisha)
  8. The Wreath (Treemonisha, Lucy, Monisha, Chorus)
  9. Treemonisha's Bringing Up (Monisha, Treemonisha, Chorus)
  10. We're Goin' Around (Andy, Chorus)

Act 2

  1. Aunt Dinah Has Blowed de Horn (Chorus)
  2. Frolic of the Bears (Chorus)
  3. Going Home (Remus, Treemonisha, Foreman, Chorus)
  4. Superstition (Simon, Chorus)
  5. The Rescue (Treemonisha, Remus)
  6. The Wasp-Nest (Simon, Cephus, Chorus)
  7. Treemonisha in Peril (Simon, Zodzetrick, Luddud, Cephus, Chorus)
  8. We Will Rest Awhile (Male quartet)

Act 3

  1. A Real Slow Drag (Treemonisha, Lucy, Chorus)
  2. Abuse (Andy, Treemonisha, Chorus)
  3. Conjurers Forgiven (Treemonisha, Chorus)
  4. I Want to See My Child (Duet: Ned and Monisha)
  5. Prelude to Act 3
  6. Treemonisha's Return (Monisha, Remus, Ned, Treemonisha, Andy, Zodzetrick, Luddud, Chorus)
  7. We Will Trust You as Our Leader (Treemonisha, Chorus)
  8. When Villains Ramble Far and Near (Ned)
  9. Wrong Is Never Right (Remus, Octet Chorus)

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