The Akond Of Swat

Virgil Thomson's The Akond Of Swat for SATB choir with Baritone solo and Piano accompaniment.

This composition is one movement of a larger work entitled 'Cantata on Poems of Edward Lear'. Thecomplete work consists of five movements, which are performed in the following order:

1. The Owl and the Pussycat (Soprano and Baritone soli, Piano)
2. The Jumblies (Soprano solo, SATB chorus, Piano)
3. The PelicanChorus (Soprano and Baritone soli, SATB chorus, Piano)
4. Half an Alphabet (SATB chorus, Piano)
5. The Akond of Swat (Baritnoe solo, SATB chorus, Piano)