Scott joplin biography treemonisha gunther schuller

Treemonisha became Scott Joplin's obsession after its composition sometime in the first decade of this century. In 1911 he published the piano score, and in 1915 he held a trial reading for potential backers of the show. The backers were not interested, however, and the show was not performed in full until 1972, in Atlanta, Georgia, in a concert performance by the Atlanta Symphony and the Morehouse College Music Department, with Robert Shaw conducting.

Its professional premiere was with the Houston Grand Opera in May of 1975.