Treemonisha (Joplin, Scott)
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For 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns (Chiappini)
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C. Chiappini (2012/2/24)
Orchestra dell'Università di Firenze
Cristian Chiappini & Orchestra dell'Università di Firenze
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Sheet Music
Vocal Scores
Complete
Complete Score
*#191737 - 21.41MB, 231 pp. - (1) - V/V/V - 1021x⇩
PDF scanned by Libr. of Congress
Cypressdome (2012/3/22)
First edition
New York: Scott Joplin, 1911.
Original images: 300dpi, color tif files approx. 2950 by 3840 pixels.
Editing: converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, re-sampled to 600dpi, and set uniform margins. De-skewing somewhat thwarted by page curvature.
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Act I
Title page and preliminaries
*#12605 - 0.17MB, 5 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 855x⇩
1. Overture
*#12606 - 1.17MB, 15 (#5-19) pp. - (3) - V/V/V - 1340x⇩
2. The Bag of Luck (Quintet)
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3. The Corn-Huskers
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4. We're Goin' Around
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5. The Wreath
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6. The Sacred Tree
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7. Surprised
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8. Treemonisha's Bringing-Up
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9. Good Advice
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10. Confusion (Finale to Act I)
*#12769 - 1.07MB, 17 (#86-102) pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 407x⇩
First edition (reprint)
English
New York: Scott Joplin, 1911
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Act II
11. Superstition
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12. Treemonisha in Peril
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13. Frolic of the Bears
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14. The Wasp-Nest
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15. The Rescue
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16. We Will Rest a While
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17. Going Home
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18. Aunt Dinah has Blowed de Horn (Finale to Act II)
*#12812 - 0.46MB, 6 (#142-147) pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 634x⇩
First edition (reprint)
English
New York: Scott Joplin, 1911
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Act III
19. Prelude to Act III
*#12900 - 0.29MB, 4 (#148-151) pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 357x⇩
20. I Want To See My Child (Duet)
*#12901 - 0.29MB, 4 (#152-155) pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 335x⇩
21. Treemonisha's Return
*#12902 - 0.86MB, 12 (#156-167) pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 294x⇩
22. Wrong is Never Right
*#12903 - 0.77MB, 11 (#168-178) pp. - (1) - V/V/V - 386x⇩
24. When Villians Ramble Far and Near
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25. Conjurors Forgiven
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26. We Will Trust You as Our Leader
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27. A Real Slow Drag (Finale to Act III)
*#12912 - 1.08MB, 16 (#215-230) pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 1372x⇩
First edition (reprint)
English
New York: Scott Joplin, 1911.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
Overture
For 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns (Chiappini)
Complete Score
*#181290 - 1.45MB, 64 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 359x⇩
Cristian Chiappini
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Free Recordings
- Overture
- Prelude to Act III
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General Information
| Work Title | Treemonisha |
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| Alternative Title | Opera in Three Acts |
| Composer | Joplin, Scott |
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| Movements/Sections | 3 acts (27 numbers)
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| Year/Date of Composition | 1910 |
| First Performance | 1915 — Harlem, Lincoln Theater (concert performance with piano) 1972-01-27 — Atlanta: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw (conductor) |
| First Publication | 1911 (vocal score) 1975 (full score - Anderson orchestration) |
| Librettist | Scott Joplin |
| Language | English |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | Voices: 3 sopranos (Treemonisha, Monisha, Lucy), 3 tenors (Remus, Andy, Cephus), baritone (Zodzetrick), 4 basses (Ned, Luddud, Simon, Parson Alltalk) + mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra |
| External Links | Wikipedia article |
| Extra Information | Joplin's original orchestration is lost. The opera has been performed only in orchestrations prepared by others long after the composer's death. Those of Thomas J. Anderson, Gunther Schuller and Rick Banjamin are the ones most often performed today. |
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