Frederick Delius (1862-1934) - Hassan

1 Prelude. Slow - Quietly but expressively
2 Narrator: 'We are in old Baghdad'
3 Interlude between Scenes 1 and 2
4 Scene 2. Moonlight. The street of Felicity, by the fountain of the two pigeons, in from of the house
5 Narrator: 'It is later that night'
6 Serenade. Con moto moderato
7 Narrator: 'The shutters open, and Yasmin appears'
8 Melos. Hassan falls under the shadow of the fountain. The first light of dawn shines in the sky. Very quietly
9 Chorus behind the scenes. Not too slow
10 Narrator: 'The first light of dawn shines in the sky'
11 Prelude. With animation
12 Narrator: 'The filthy, inanimate bulk of Hassan...'
13 Fanfare preceding the Ballet (Gaily, outside)
14 No. 1, Dance of the Beggars. There enters the most awful selection of Eastern beggars the eye could imagine. Quick and v
15 Narrator: 'And then, after the Beggars'
16 No. 2, Chorus of Women. (Enter a band of fair and dusky beauties.) Quietly
17 No. 3, Divertissement. Con moto
18 Narrator: 'Rafi is then announced as The King of the Beggars'
19 No. 4, General Dance. Andante moderato - Allegro - Più mosso
20 Narrator: 'Rafi is asked why he hates the Caliph so'
21 Chorus of Beggars and Dancing Girls (from behind the scene, after the descent of the iron curtain). Comodo
22 Narrator: 'This House of the Moving Walls...'
23 Scene 2. The Street of Felicity. Very quietly
24 Narrator: 'The SOS message has fallen from the balcony...'
25 Music accompanying Ishak's poem. Not too slow
26 Narrator: 'Yasmin's regard for Hassan has instantly shifted'
27 Prelude. Moderato - Slower
28 Scene 1. Curtain
29 Narrator: 'Hassan is installed at the Caliph's Palace'
30 Interlude between Scenes 1 and 2. Very quietly - Slow
31 Narrator: 'The slaves inform Hassan that there is a beautiful lady.
32 Scene 2. The great Hall of the Palace. With vigour - Quieter
33 Narrator: 'We are in the Great Hall of the Caliph's Palace'
34 Fanfares, in the great Hall of the Palace
35 Narrator: 'As more and more people gather...'
36 Entry of the Caliph. Pompously
37 Narrator: 'The Caliph declares the trial of the beggars open'
38 Fanfares
39 Narrator: 'Then Rafi, King of the Beggars, is summoned'
40 Prelude. Slow - Passionately
41 Narrator: 'In the Palace's dark vaults'
42 Interlude between Scenes 1 and 2. Slow and ponderously
43 Narrator: 'Sunlight streams through the cell's grating'
44 Prelude. Quick - Slower, softer - Not too quick - Curtain. The Garden of the Caliph's Palace, in front of a pavilion. Su
45 The song of the Muezzin at sunset
46 Narrator: 'With another sunset approaching'
47 The Procession of Protracted Death. March tempo
48 Narrator: 'The long, dreadful execution ensues...'
49 Prelude to the last scene. With flowing movement
50 Closing Scene. Slow - (The Caravan recedes farther and farther into the distance.) - (Dying away in the distance)