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The Golden Kingdom, Op.33

Category Vocal
Composed 1979-1983
Duration (approx) 20 minutes
Parts 

High voice, piano

Text Author(s) Kathleen Raine, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Blake
Text Language English
Notes 

4-songs. Also version for medium voice, piano, Op.33a. Versions of one section, Spell of Sleep, one for soprano, 2 clarinets, viola, cello, double bass, Op.33b, and a version for baritone, clarinet, piano, Op.33c.

Recording(s) British Song
Publisher Faber Music
First performance 4 May 1988
Venue BBC Studio Broadcast
Soloists / Players Margaret Field (soprano), Andrew Ball (piano)