Scott Joplin - Treemonisha - Finale - A real slow drag
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- "A real slow drag" from Scott Joplin's Opera "Treemonisha" performed by Houston Grand Opera Orchestra conducted by Gunther Schuller who is the arranger of 1911 Joplin's piano version. Recorded in 1975 for DG.
Performers: Dwight Ransom, Curtis Rayam, Betty Allen, Ben Harney, Willard White, Cora Johnson, Dorceal Duckens, Carmen Balthrop, Kenneth Hicks, Edward Pierson, Raymond Bazemore
Text:
TREEMONISHA
Salute your partner, do the drag.
Stop and move backward, do the drag.
All of you stop.
Look to your right and do the drag.
To your left, that's the way.
(All stop, salute partners, and then march, doing the dude walk.)
TREEMONISHA and LUCY
Marching onward, marching onward,
Marching to that lovely tune;
Marching onward, marching onward,
Happy as a bird in June.
Sliding onward, sliding onward,
Listen to that rag.
Hop and skip,
Now do that Slow Drag.
Dance slowly, prance slowly,
While you hear that pretty rag.
Dance slowly, prance slowly,
Now you do the real Slow Drag.
Walk slowly, talk lowly,
TREEMONISHA, LUCY and CHORUS
Listen to that rag.
Hop and skip,
Now do that Slow Drag.
TREEMONISHA
Move along, don't stop,
(All Schottische)
Don't stop dancing,
Drag along.
Stop!
Move along, don't stop,
(All Schottische)
Don't stop dancing,
Drag along,
(All Slow Drag)
Doing the real Slow Drag.
Move along, don't stop, etc.
TREEMONISHA, LUCY, and WOMEN
Marching onward, marching onward, etc.
(All march, doing the dude walk.)
EVERYONE
Dance slowly, prance slowly,
While you hear that pretty rag.
Dance slowly, prance slowly,
Now you do the real Slow Drag.
Walk slowly, talk lowly,
Listen to that rag.
Hop and skip,
Now do that Slow Drag.
End of Opera.
My mother use to sing this song all the time she sang opera like no other, she passed away in 2012 ( 9 years later and my family is still in shock) but I finally got the courage to google and look this song up and as soon as I heard it I started crying 😭 this song will forever be in my ❤️ Rip Mommy I love ❤️and miss you immensely.
♥How wonderful to have your mother singing this beautiful song to remember her by. My condolences to you on her loss. 🌹
Treemonisha is an american jewel. Should definitely be added to the Met repertoire. I discovered it at 19 and have been in love with it since then.
Massively underrated opera imo.
Absolutely way way underated your 100%
Instablaster.
Overshadowed by Porgy and Bess
Yes, underrated. Saw a live production in Denver. No sets. Joplin: too Black for the Whites, too White for the Blacks. He's still broke!
I am organizing a concert of African American music for February 2022, and this would be the perfect closer for the first half. So lyrical, hopeful and moving!
One of my favorite opera endings. It’s simply sublime.
Stunning tone and interpretative skills. Like molten gold, and diamonds, and hummingbird flight!
Gorgeous and very meaningful to me on a profound level. Thanks for posting.
I guess dancing is pretty profound. But the actual opera has a pretty good story though.
Stunning piece, beautifully performed!
Such amazing music.
Never forget the 5th May 2017 when this piece appeared on ABC classic FM radio and then about 2 pieces later Liberty Bell March plays too
Simply Sublime - Beautiful !!
🔥 OUTSTANDING!!!!!
Wow!
beautiful! just beautiful!
Sublime! Many thanks from Texarkana USA...with much love!!
the name of this piece is "A Real Slow Drag" NOT "Salute Your Partner"
Beautiful! Stuff you missed in history class podcast brought me here!
The REAL original black composer...before GERSHWIN!
lmao what
I hope Joplins works are found. I want to hear his Symphony!
Easy just travel to Australia on the 5th May 2017 turn on the radio to ABC classic FM and around 4PM to 6PM it will play on the radio
@@kingsbishop1479his 1916 “symphony No.1” has been lost (and was last seen) since 1962, it hasn’t yet surfaced and it’s whereabouts are still unknown. Same goes for hundreds of other pages of manuscripts, including his last piece ever, 1917’s “Piano Concerto no.1”.
Hopefully they’ll all be found someday.
Nice.
Scott Joplin's 'Treemonisha' makes me think of Dr. Wangari Maathai's work to empower women in Africa through reforestation projects.
Its a shame that the Met has. Never staged Treemonisha while most of the Operas they Do perform are not even half as good thats why the Met has to beg for money they must be insane or maybe flat out Rascists ??? Treenmonisha has very beautiful strong melodies from start to finish
That’s not fair. And I love Scott Joplin’s work.
@@normannorman8046 I agree as a musician Scott Joplin was one of the greatest of all composers for sure if he was white he would been accepted a the serious classical composer i feel
It took the Met 30 years to stage an all Black version of Porgy and Bess in 2019. It sold out. I was one of the fortunate in the audience. Lincoln Square was filled with enchantment the entire evening. I've seen Tremonisha staged by Cincinnati Opera. It was divine. Why don't we ask the Met to stage Tremonisha as the opening night attraction in 2025. Shouldn't that give all parties time to "Step up to the moment" with this grand American Opera?
I feel that Joplin's treemonisha is extremely underrated I do feel that the met will most likely stage at one day what are the big American offer is there to revive? And the fact that it took the met gala 2019 to use an all-black cast of porgy and Bess unfortunately shows that racism is penetrate the world of opera still I'm very sad situation for sure
Bach's been pretty quiet ever since this dropped...
лучшая Тримониша!
Could you enable the subtitles? I'd be happy to contribute
This recording is in the wrong key (it's been pushed higher than it is in the original).
Why does this feel like a religious experience?
Yep. Me too.
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just be qiuet, and listen.