Golden threshold

Abstract

Pl. no. H. 5135. --- "When no chorus is available, the work can be performed as a song-cycle by the four solo voices, with pianoforte accompaniment." --- Vocal score. English words precede and accompany score. --- Harvest hymn : chorus -- Song of a dream : bass solo -- Henna : duet: soprano & contralto with chorus -- Palanquin-bearers : duet: tenor & bass -- The serpents are asleep : contralto recit. -- The snake charmer : soprano solo with flute obbligato -- The royal tombs of Golconda : bass solo & chorus -- Love song : You flaunt your beauty : tenor solo -- Like a serpent to the calling voice of flutes : duet: contralto & tenor -- Nightfall in Hyderabad : chorus -- Cradle song : soprano solo -- To a Buddha seated on a lotus : bass solo and solo quartette -- Indian dancers : chorus -- New leaves grow green on the banyan twigs : trio: soprano, contralto & tenor -- Alabaster : contralto solo -- At the threshold : tenor solo, solo quartette & chorus