an opening march shares "exotic" intervals, a – b-flat – e, with the composer's oriental intermezzo "wonga", used for the play "ye gods" in 1916. a chorus of beggars sings: "baksheesh, baksheesh allah"; passers-by sing "empshi" ("get away"). a romantic theme portrays the princess, similar to stravinsky's "firebird". trumpets announce the caliph. the concluding section "call to prayer" of 22 measures was added later.