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Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 1: Prelude. Slow – Quietly but expressively
4:22 - 2
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 1: We are in old Baghdad (Narrator)
2:29 - 3
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scenes 1 & 2: Interlude between
1:50 - 4
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: Moonlight. The street of Felicity, by the fountain of the two pigeons, in from of the house
0:26 - 5
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: It is later that night (Narrator)
0:57 - 6
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: Serenade. Con moto moderato
1:49 - 7
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: The shutters open, and Yasmin appears (Narrator)
2:26 - 8
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: Melos. Hassan falls under the shadow of the fountain. The first light of dawn shines in the sky. Ver
0:52 - 9
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: Chorus behind the scenes. Not too slow
2:08 - 10
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: The first light of dawn shines in the sky (Narrator)
1:27 - 11
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: Prelude. With animation
0:50 - 12
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: The filthy, inanimate bulk of Hassan… (Narrator)
0:37 - 13
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: Fanfare preceding the Ballet (Gaily, outside)
0:08 - 14
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 1, Dance of the Beggars. There enters the most awful selection of Eastern beggars the eye could
1:20 - 15
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: And then, after the Beggars (Narrator)
0:06 - 16
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 2, Chorus of Women. (Enter a band of fair and dusky beauties.) Quietly
2:22 - 17
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 3, Divertissement. Con moto
2:27 - 18
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: Rafi is then announced as The King of the Beggars (Narrator)
0:58 - 19
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 4, General Dance. Andante moderato – Allegro – Più mosso
2:53 - 20
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: Rafi is asked why he hates the Caliph so (Narrator)
0:46 - 21
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: Chorus of Beggars and Dancing Girls (from behind the scene, after the descent of the iron curtain).
1:21 - 22
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: This House of the Moving Walls… (Narrator)
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Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 2: The Street of Felicity. Very quietly
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Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 2: The SOS message has fallen from the balcony… (Narrator)
1:11 - 25
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 2: Music accompanying Ishak's poem. Not too slow
1:32 - 26
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 2: Yasmin's regard for Hassan has instantly shifted (Narrator)
0:39 - 27
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 1: Prelude. Moderato – Slower
1:33 - 28
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 1: Curtain
0:43 - 29
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 1: Hassan is installed at the Caliph's Palace (Narrator)
0:26 - 30
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 1: Interlude between Scenes 1 and 2. Very quietly – Slow
1:43 - 31
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 1: The slaves inform Hassan that there is a beautiful lady… (Narrator)
1:05 - 32
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: The great Hall of the Palace. With vigour – Quieter
2:26 - 33
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: We are in the Great Hall of the Caliph's Palace (Narrator)
1:00 - 34
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: Fanfares, in the great Hall of the Palace
0:11 - 35
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: As more and more people gather… (Narrator)
0:29 - 36
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: Entry of the Caliph. Pompously
0:17 - 37
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: The Caliph declares the trial of the beggars open (Narrator)
0:09 - 38
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: Fanfares
0:21 - 39
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: Then Rafi, King of the Beggars, is summoned (Narrator)
1:17 - 40
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 4 Scene 1: Prelude. Slow – Passionately
4:14 - 41
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 4 Scene 1: In the Palace's dark vaults (Narrator)
0:26 - 42
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 4 Scenes 1 & 2: Interlude between Scenes 1 and 2. Slow and ponderously
1:57 - 43
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 4 Scene 2: Sunlight streams through the cell's grating (Narrator)
1:14 - 44
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 1: Prelude. Quick – Slower, softer - Not too quick – Curtain. The Garden of the Caliph's Palace, in fro
2:29 - 45
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 1: The song of the Muezzin at sunset
1:08 - 46
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 1: With another sunset approaching (Narrator)
1:51 - 47
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 1: The Procession of Protracted Death. March tempo
2:53 - 48
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 1: The long, dreadful execution ensues… (Narrator)
1:29 - 49
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 2: Prelude to the last scene. With flowing movement
3:03 - 50
Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 2: Closing Scene. Slow – (The Caravan recedes farther and farther into the distance.) – (Dying away in
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