Music

Liza Lehmann – In a Persian Garden

Already in 1896 Omar’s quatrains inspired composers to put his verses into music, starting with Liza Lehmann’s song-cycle In a Persian Garden. Since then a variety of musical styles or genres has been created: modern popular music, classical music, film scores, orchestral works and piano pieces but also jazz, folk and pop songs.

The section Classical music entails a wide range of ‘classical’ music, not only the traditional symphonic of chamber music but also contemporary, avant-garde compositions.

The Popular music section includes various genres such as jazz, blues, pop and world music. The works in these genres generally exist as recordings, and as composers or translators are not always mentioned, performers (singers, bands etc.) are listed instead.

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This section shows classical music compositions, including chamber music, symphonic music, songs and instrumental music

Title	Composer	Year	Setting	hf:tax:taal	hf:tax:textfrom	hf:tax:setting
Sieben Sinnsprüche des Omar Khajjam	Mittergradnegger, Günther	2002	Gemischter Chor a cappella	german	rosen	choir-a-capella
Bird of time	Rolf, Walls	2002	Mezzo soprano, violin, viola and piano	english	fitzgerald	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Rubaiyat	Vodenitcharov, Yassen	2017	Oboe, Percussions, Piano, Baritone, Violin, Viola, Cello, Mandolin	french	lazard	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Rubaiyat d’Omar Khayam, deuxième recueil	Desbonnet, Germain	1996	Voice and piano	french	robin	solo-voice-and-piano
Rubaiyat d’Omar Khayam, premier recueil	Desbonnet, Germain	1994	Voice and piano	french	nicolas	solo-voice-and-piano
Divan of Song	Doderer, Johanna	2015	Tenor und Klavier	german	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
Erdenzeit, Orientalische Parabeln in Nachdichtungen von Hans Bethge	Klein, Richard Rudolf	2004	Sopran, Bariton, Violine und Klavier	german	bethge	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
D’Un Nombre Infini	Eisenga, Douwe	2018	Six-part mixed choir	french	unknown	choir-a-capella
Sept mélodies	Handman, Dorel	1946	Voice and piano	french	roger-cornaz	solo-voice-and-piano
Ausstrahlung für Mezzosopran, Flöte, Oboe, großes Orchester und Tonband	Maderna, Bruno	1971	Mezzosopran, Flöte, Oboe, großes Orchester und Tonband	german	unknown	d-1-voices-with-orchestra
Drie kwatrijnen uit Rubbayat	Baeyens, August L.	1924	Baritone and orchestra	dutch	boutens	d-1-voices-with-orchestra
Sept Rubaiyat	Bernaud, Alain	N.d.	Sopran und Flöte	french	unknown	voice-and-other
Rubaiyat	Salazar, Adolfo	1924	Quatuor à cordes			e-2-ensemble-instrumental
The Jazzman, his Wife and the Persian Poet	Bank, Jacques	2014	Narrator, mixed chorus, 2 trumpets, piano, double bass and percussion (1 player)	english	fitzgerald	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
3 Gesänge nach östlichen Gedichten	Pfiffner, Ernst	1950	Voice and piano	german	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
“Ein Kurzer Augenblick”, “Wach auf!”, “Der Mond geht auf”	Webenau, Vilma von	N.d.	Voice and piano	german	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
Cinq interprétations d’Omar Khayyam	Brouard, Carmen	1980	Voice and piano	french	toussaint	solo-voice-and-piano
Versos de Omar Khayyam	Mignone, Francisco	1969	Voice and piano	french	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
From the Rubaiyat	Harris-Reinecke, Zudie	1911	Unknown	english	unknown	unknown
Awake! (No 2 of Omar Khayyam song cycle)	Evans, David J.	1919	Voice	english welsh	lewis unknown	voice
‘Mid the pyramids : with Omar Khayyam : song	Alexander, Newton	1919	Voice and piano	english	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
Omar Khayyám. Song	Richmond, Benjamin	1915	Unknown	english	unknown	unknown
Omar Khayyàm : song	Baldwin, Anita May	1927	Voice and piano	english	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
An eastern fantasie : song cycle	Mason, Iris	199?	Voices andorchestra	english	unknown	d-1-voices-with-orchestra
Three Texts from the Rubhayat of Omar Khayyam	McLachlan, John	1986	Voice and piano	english	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
Ein Liederzyklus von Omar Khayyam	Kowalski, Max	1941	Voice and piano	german	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
A Regret	Jones, Gladys H.	1914	Voice and ?	english	fitzgerald	unknown
Vanitas vanitatum	Headlam-Morley, Else	1925	Voice and ?	english	fitzgerald	unknown
The caravanserai	Forsyth, Cecil	1927	Maile voices	english	fitzgerald	two-or-more-voices
Be Yad-e Neyshapur	Farhat, Hormuz	1959	Voices a capella	persian	unknown	two-or-more-voices
A Rubáiyát song cycle	Garlick, Antony	1981	Contralto and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Drei Lieder für mittlere Stimme	Erdmann, Dietrich	2000	Singstimme (mittlere Lage), Mandoline und Gitarre	german	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Five quatrains	Cotel, Morris Moshe	1998	For soprano, with flute, clarinet, trumpet, viola, violoncello, and celesta acc	english	fitzgerald	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Gems from Omar	Cameron, Dorothy S.	1920	Voice and ?	english	fitzgerald	unknown
Two Songs from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam	Brayton, Coulthart	1904	Voice and ?	english	fitzgerald	unknown
Sprüche Omar des Zeltmachers	Wehrli, Werner	1942	Männerstimme, kleiner Männerchor, Kammerorchester	german	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Septynios Omaro Chajamo miniatiūros	Barkauskas, Vytautas	1981	A cappella choir	lithuanian	unknown	choir-a-capella
The Master Knot	Ashleigh, Denis	1919	Voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám	Rossum, Alfred J. van	1973	Gemengd koor, 2 hobo's, harp en percussie	english	fitzgerald	c-2-choir-with-ensemble
Cinq quatrins [sic] d’Omar Khayyam = Vijf kwatrijnen van Omar Khayyam	Roos, Robert de	1928	Voor alt en orkest	french	de-roos roell	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Oosterse kwatrijnen en verzen	Peski, Aad van	N.d.	Sopraan en blokfluit	dutch	leopold	voice-and-other
Vanitas	Arcà, Paolo	1999	5 Voci e Quintetto d'archi	italian	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
3 poesie persiane	Santoliquido, Francesco	191?	Canto e pianoforte	italian	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
İlk şarkılar = First songs	Say, Fazil	1995	Voice and piano	turkish	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
Persischer Divan	Röntgen, Julius	1923	Bariton, Flöte, Horn und Klavier	german	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Verses from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam	Quilter, Roger	1902	Solo voices	english	johnson	choir-a-capella
Canti lamentosi	Spasov, Ivan	1979	For two sopranos and chamber orchestra	bulgarian	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Rubaiyat	Yanov-Yanovsky, Felix	1990	Baritone and orchestra	russian	unknown	d-1-voices-with-orchestra
The Thread	Yanov-Yanovsky, Dmitri	1989	Voice, dancer, 10 musicians	russian	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Three quatrains of Omar Khayyam	Staak, Pieter van der	1958	Voice and guitar	english	unknown	voice-and-other
Miroirs : sketches reflecting scenes from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam	Penn, William	1974	Voice and piano	english	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
Dwa Rubajaty Omara Chajjama	Nikodemowicz, Andrzej	1976	Baritone and orchestra	polish	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Omar. Oriental Intermezzo	Loraine, William	1922	Piano			e-1-piano-instrumental
Four Rubaiyat verses = 4 roubaÿyat perses = 4 Persian Rubajats	Levidis, Dimitrios	1914	Voice and piano		unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
The Rose of Yesterday … Valse-Idyll	Lehmann, Henry	1912	Piano			e-1-piano-instrumental
6 rubai to the words of Omar Khayyam	Garayev, Gara	1944	Voice and piano	russian	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
Vokal’nyǐ tsikl na slova Omara Khaǐiama	Kalsons, Romualds	1972	Voice and ?	russian	unknown	unknown
Odsevi Hajamovih stihov	Jez, Jakob	1967	For soprano and chamber ensemble	slovene	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Ensaladas	Hisatome, Tomoyuki	1992	For soprano, flute, viola and magnetic tape	japanese	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
6 Poemas del Rubaiyat	Hernandez Moncada, Eduardo	1932	Voice and orchestra	spanish	unknown	d-1-voices-with-orchestra
Rubaiyat : pour grand orgue	Hakim, Naji	1991	Organ			e-1-piano-instrumental
The Secrets of Wisdom	Firsova, Elena	1997	For (mezzo) soprano, recorder and percussion	russian	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Weisheit des Orients = Strophen des Omar Chajjam	Ettinger, Max	1921	Für Soli, gemischten Chor und grosses Orchester	german	unknown	d-1-voices-with-orchestra
Robaïyat	Estrada, Carlos	1955	For high voice and orchestra	french	toussaint	d-1-voices-with-orchestra
Three quatrains	Ellis, Vivian	1921	Voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Arie	Donatoni, Franco	1978	For female voice and orchestra	italian	unknown	d-1-voices-with-orchestra
Rubaiyat	Denniston, David	1981	Contralto & chamber ensemble	english	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Seven Songs of the Rubáiyát	Hailstork, Adolphus	1981	For S.A.T.B. chorus, a cappella	english	fitzgerald	choir-a-capella
Two duets for soprano and alto	Daniels, Mabel Wheeler	1905	Soprano and alto	english	le-gallienne	two-or-more-voices
Love’s wish : Regret	Anderson, Oswald	1912	For voice and piano	english	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
Aureate earth	McNeil, Jan Pfischner	1973	High voice with instrumental ensemble	english	fitzgerald	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Rubáiyát. Suite for pianoforte	Lindt, Gustav	1924	Pianoforte			e-1-piano-instrumental
Avant que tu fusses	Lenormand, René	1915	Voice and piano	french	thalasso	solo-voice-and-piano
Huit rubaiyat de Omar Khayyam	Lenormand, René	1922	Voice and piano	french	roger-cornaz	solo-voice-and-piano
Quinze rubaiyat de Omar Khayyam	Lenormand, René	1926	For medium voice and piano	french	roger-cornaz	solo-voice-and-piano
Kauneimmat yksinlaulut, de vackraste solosangerna	Merikanto, Oskar	1977	Voice and piano	finnish swedish	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
Born of the East	Myers, Theldon	1986	Alto saxophone, soprano voice, & piano	english	fitzgerald	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Quatrain from the Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayam	Thompson, Virgil	19??	Vocal quartets, Unaccompanied	english	fitzgerald	choir-a-capella
Rubaiyat	Tanggaard, Svend Erik	1979	Oratorium f. soli, kor og ork		unknown	d-1-voices-with-orchestra
25 epigramdigte af Omar Khajyam	Tanggaard, Svend Erik	1983	f. bas og isntr.	danish	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Rubaiyat II	Tanggaard, Svend Erik	1996	Voice, violin, viola and violoncello	english	fitzgerald	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
17 nye sange fra Omar Kháyyáms Rubáiyát	Tanggaard, Svend Erik	1980	For alto, violin, viola, and violoncello	danish	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Sytten udvalgte sange fra Omar Khajjams Rubaiyat	Tanggaard, Svend Erik	1978	Songs (Low voice) with instrumental Ennsemble	danish	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
After the rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam	Dubensky, Arcady	1978	Flute with orchestra			e-3-orchestra-instrumental
Ivresse, quatrain, d’ Omar Khayyam	Perez, Maurice	1928	Chant et piano	french	toussaint	solo-voice-and-piano
Demain. Quatrain d’Omar Khayyam	Perez, Maurice	1927	Pour piano et chant	french	toussaint	solo-voice-and-piano
Iz persidskoy liriki	Veysberg,Yuliya Lazarevna	1926	Voice and piano	russian	umov	solo-voice-and-piano
Vanished Spring : Oh that Spring should vanish with the rose	Brearley, Grace M.	1942	Voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Cinq Robaïyats d’Omar Khayyam	Cras, Jean	1925	Voice and piano	french	toussaint	solo-voice-and-piano
Song cycle from the “Rubaiyat”	Cowles, Cecil	191?	Voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam	Cowles, Cecil	191?	Voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
“The Moving Finger writes”	Clarke, Rebecca	1905	Voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Four Canti di Omar Khayyam	Castagnoli, Giulio	1993	String sextet			e-2-ensemble-instrumental
Oriental rhapsody from Omar Khayyam	Cadman, Charles Wakefield	1921	Orchestra	english	unknown	e-3-orchestra-instrumental
Persiches Lied	Burmeister, Richard	1897	Voice and piano	german	von-bodenstedt	solo-voice-and-piano
Sinfonie Nr. 1, Omar Khayyám	Blum, Robert	1924	Baritone and orchestra	english	unknown	d-1-voices-with-orchestra
Pijácký orloj [The Drinking Clock]	Berg, Josef	1964	Madrigal	czech	unknown	choir-a-capella
Rubaiyat	Ben-Shabetai, Ari	1982	Voice & instrumental ensemble	english	fitzgerald	voice-and-other
Merubaim	Alexander, Josef	1963	Mez/bar + instruments	hebrew	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
10 Ruba′i of Omar Khayyam	Balasanian, Sergey Artemyevich	1974	Baritone and piano	russian	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
Omar Haiyam	Bafoyev, Mustapha	1987	Opera	russian	unknown	d-2-opera
Omar Chajjam	Bachor, Firus	199?	Opera	russian	unknown	d-2-opera
Time’s Caravan	Amlin, Martin	1995	Chorus and chamber orchestra	english	unknown	c-2-choir-with-ensemble
A Phantasy of Life	Zacharewitsch. Michael	1914	Reciter, voice, violin	english	unknown	voice-and-other
Stranstwujuszczij koncert	Volkonski, Andrei	1967	Voice and instruments	russian	unknown	voice-and-other
Kúza-Náma	Powell, Christopher B.	1964	Baritone and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Two Songs from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam	Hanson, Howard	1916	Voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Three songs from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam	Hadley, Henry	1936	Men's voices a capella	english	fitzgerald	choir-a-capella
Love that is true?	Godfrey, Arthur E.	N.d.	Voice and piano	english	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
Songs of Omar	Bliss, James A.	1917	Voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Who knows	Stickles, William	1921	Voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Round About	Kok, Jan	1959	3-5 voices	english	fitzgerald	two-or-more-voices
Oh, Threats of Hell	Hindemith, Paul	1945	Voices a cappella	english	fitzgerald	choir-a-capella
Rubaiyat voor sopraan en zes gestemde wijnglazen	Maessen, Sylvia	2006	Chamber Music with voice	english	fitzgerald	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Kwatrijnen van Omar Khayyam	Knoop, Karin van der	1995	4-part choir, soprano solo, three flutes, bass clarinet and percussion	dutch	leopold	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Ein Cyklus von sieben Zwiegesängen	Haan, Willem de	19??	Soprano, alto and piano	german	gribble	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Bee bade mast! – Drunk without wine!	Groot, Rokus de	2009	12 part choir (3S, 3A, 3T, 3B)	english	fitzgerald	choir-a-capella
Yet ah, that spring should vanish	Whiting, Arthur	1901	Baritone & piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
A book of Verses	Weaver, Powell	1932	Voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Who knows	Wald, Max	19??	Voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
No more of thee and me	Tranchell, Peter	1978	Men's voices with piano	english	fitzgerald	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
This Sorry Scheme Of Things	Tranchell, Peter	1952	Chorus baritone orchestra	english	fitzgerald	d-1-voices-with-orchestra
O maan van mijn geniet	Swanson, Walter	1974	Baritone and piano / string orchestra	afrikaans	langenhoven	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Three Love Songs	Stearns, Peter	1965	Voice and chamber ensemble	english	fitzgerald	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Three songs from the Rubaiyat	Sacco, Peter	1975	Baritone and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Elegy	Nevin, Arthur	192?	Voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Songs from the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám	Murray, Don	N.d.	Baritone and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Verses from the tentmaker	Miller, Michael R.	1977	Mixed chorus, baritone, soprano and twelve players	english	fitzgerald	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Rubaiyat fragments	Leichtling, Alan	1971	Baritone, clarinet, horn & piano	english	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Verses from Omar	Lambord, Benjamin	1914	Voices and piano - orchestra	english	fitzgerald	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Songs from the Rubaiyat	Kerr, Harrison	1975	Baritone and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Three Rubaiyat choruses	Kent, Richard	1969	Voices a capella	english	fitzgerald	two-or-more-voices
Rubáiyát	Kaufman, Walter	1952	Voice and orchestra	english	unknown	d-1-voices-with-orchestra
Omar Khayyam	Houseley, Henry	1917	For soli, chorus and orchestra	english	fitzgerald	d-1-voices-with-orchestra
Song from Omar Khayyam	Harris, Victor	1898	Voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Alas that spring should vanish	Harrington, Clark	1933	Voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Four Character Pieces	Foote, Arthur	1912	Orchestra			e-3-orchestra-instrumental
Five poems after Omar Khayyam	Foote, Arthur	1899	Piano			e-1-piano-instrumental
Song from the Rubaiyat	Foote, Arthur	1898	Voice, piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Omar’s Lament	Duarte, John W.	1971	Voice and guitar	english	unknown	voice-and-other
Songs from Omar Khayyam	Dansie, Redgewell	1919	Voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Alas that spring should vanish	Cohn, Charles	1934	Voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
A Fragment from Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám according to Edward Fitzgerald	Campbell, Muirhead	1910	Voice + piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Persian love song	Bibb, Frank	1911	Voice + piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Five Rubaiyat	Graugaard, Lars	1988	Soprano, flute,guitar and harp	english	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Rubaiyat	Brooks, William	2001	2 sopranos, flute, cello, harp	english	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Rubaiyat : die Sprüche der Weisheit von Omar Khayyam	Eisenmann, Will	1939	For medium voice and piano	german	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
Fünf Sinnsprüche Omars des Zeltmachers	Blacher, Boris	1931	Für mitllere Stimme und Klavier	german	rosen	solo-voice-and-piano
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám	Hovhaness, Alan	1975	Speaker, accordion & orchestra	english	fitzgerald	d-1-voices-with-orchestra
Rubaijat : Kantate für Bariton und Kammerorchester	Gubaidulina, Sofia	1991	Bariton und Kammerorchester	russian	derzhavin	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Alas, that Spring should vanish with the rose	Broadnax, Eugene	1953	For high voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
In Vain	Macklin, C.B.	1970	For voice and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Rubaiyat	Bergman, Erik	1953	For baritone, male chorus, and orchestra	finnish swedish	torvalds	d-1-voices-with-orchestra
In a Persian garden	Lehmann, Liza	1896	Four solo voices with pianoforte accompaniment	english	fitzgerald	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Five quatrains from the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám	Rogers, James H.	1914	High voice with piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Omar Khayyám. (Four eastern impressions)	Bath, Hubert	1920	Piano	english	fitzgerald	e-1-piano-instrumental
Quattro liriche dai “Rubaiyat” di Omar Kayam	Respighi, Elsa Olivieri Sangiacomo	1921	Voice + piano	italian	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Five tone poems suggested from Edward FitzGerald’s translation of Omar Khayyam	Hall, Frederick	1921	Orchestra	english	fitzgerald	e-3-orchestra-instrumental
Ah! My beloved!	Stickles, William	1931	For voice and piano forte	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Yet, ah, that spring should vanish with the rose	Huss, Henry Holden	1931	Medium voice with piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Vier liederen	Ruyneman, Daniel	1939	For soprano and piano	dutch	leopold	solo-voice-and-piano
Omar Khayyám. Rubáiyát	Delden, Lex van	1948	For soprano, tenor, mixed choir, 2 piano's and percussion	english	fitzgerald	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Drei persische Lieder	Ruyneman, Daniel	1951	Für Stimme (hoch) und Klavier	german	rosen	solo-voice-and-piano
11 stanzas from The rubaiyat of Omar Khayyan	Ripoll, Carlos	1956	Chorus a capella	english	unknown	choir-a-capella
10 Rubaijat des Omar Khajjam	Cerha, Friedrich	1959	Für gemischten Chor a capella	german	bertram rosen von-schack	choir-a-capella
7 Rubaijat des Omar Khajjam	Cerha, Friedrich	1959	Für Sopran (Tenor) und Klavier	german	rosen von-schack	solo-voice-and-piano
Songs for mezzo-soprano and oboe	Moore, Dorothy Rudd	1963	For mezzo-soprano and oboe	english	unknown	voice-and-other
Poemas del amor y de la muerte	Sandi, Luis	1966	Para canto y piano	spanish	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
Settings from The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam	Vinter, Gilbert	1968	For soprano, oboe and piano	english	fitzgerald	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Six rubaiyyat of Omar Khayyam	Broder, Teodor	1973	For voice, flute & clarinet	english	fitzgerald	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Verses from the Rubaiyat	Diemer, Emma Lou	1973	For chorus (SATB), unaccompanied	english	fitzgerald	choir-a-capella
Omar Khayyam	Penderecki, Krzysztof	1973	For soprano, reciting voice and 10 instruments	polish	various-sources	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Three quatrains from the Rubaiyat	Bright, Houston	2005	Chamber choir	english	fitzgerald	choir-a-capella
Six persian songs	Hekster, Walter	1981	For baritone and piano	english	fitzgerald	solo-voice-and-piano
Sur la terre bariolée	Miereanu, Costin	1985	Pour voix et instruments	french	miereanu	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Verses from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam	Illing, Robert	1988	For tenor, harp, and strings	english	fitzgerald	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Quintessence	Sims, Richard	1999	For chamber choir	english	fitzgerald	choir-a-capella
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam	Khayam, Hooshyar	2005	For soprano, 2 pianos, and percussion	english	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Omar Khayam songs	Nakisa, Reza	2021	For choir, flute and viola	persian	unknown	c-2-choir-with-ensemble
Omar Khayyám	Bantock, Granville	1906	For 3 solo voices, chorus, and orchestra	english	fitzgerald	d-1-voices-with-orchestra
Quatrains from the Rubaiyat	Amlin, Martin	1977	For soprano and chamber orchestra	english	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Tre quartine di Omar Kajjam	Benvenuti, Giacomo	1929	Canto e pianoforte	italian	unknown	solo-voice-and-piano
A book of verses	Ben-Haim, Paul	1955	SAATTB	english	fitzgerald	choir-a-capella
From the Rubāiyāt	Barr, Albee	N.d.	For solo voices and chorus (with piano accompaniment)	english	unknown	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
Apostrophe to life	Alexander, Josef	N.d.	For mixed chorus and piano	english	unknown	c-1-choir-with-piano
There was the Door	Arhold, Frank	1973	For mixed voices, two flutes and percussion	english	fitzgerald	b-3-voices-with-ensemble
O thou who didst with pitfall and with gin	Adès, Thomas	1990	For men's voices in 2 choirs	english	fitzgerald	choir-a-capella
Rubáiyát	Farkas, Ferenc	1987	Mixed choir	english	unknown	choir-a-capella

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Title	Performer	Year	hf:tax:taal	hf:tax:textfrom	hf:tax:subgenre
Rubáiyàt in China		2009	dutch	blok de-merode keuls leopold pijl van-balen van-schagen	world-music
Ivresses : le sacre de Khayyam = Rapture : the rite of Khayyam	Various singers and instrumentalists	2010	arabic persian		world-music
Intoxicating Rhymes and Sobering Wine	Various singers and instrumentalists	2008	english persian		world-music
Song of Omar (Fox Trot)		1919			jazz
Robâ’iyât-e Khayyâm	Ahmad Shâmlu, Mohammad-Rezâ Shajariân	2012	persian		world-music
Rubaiyat	Woody Guthrie	1999	english		folk-music
Omar Khayyam	The Rubaiyats	1955	english		pop-music
Unfolding	Axiom of Choice	2002	english		world-music
O Rubaiyat	Leticia Sabatella	2003	portuguese	rocha	world-music
Oum Koulthoum. Roba’eyat El Khayam	Oum Koulthoum	2006	arabic	rami	world-music
Rubáyyát of Omar Khayyám	Milagro Acustico	2004	persian sicilian	unknown	world-music
The Songs of Khayyám	Shandiz	2017	persian	hedayat	world-music
Sarap = Wine	Baraná	2010	turkish	various-sources	jazz
Omar’s blues	David Olney	2000	english	fitzgerald	blues
Rubaiyat	Coldplay	1997	english	fitzgerald	pop-music
Les Quatrains d’Omar Khayyâm	Legitime Demence	1999	french	unknown	world-music
Edward FitzGerald Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam	Elmy & Boorman	2014	english	fitzgerald	world-music
Omar Khayyam. From the Paasing Show of 1914		1915			revue-music
Omar Khayyam	Abed Azriè	1998	arabic	unknown	world-music
AL – Allegory	In the Nursery	2000	english	fitzgerald	pop-music
The Rubáiyát of Dorothy Ashby	Dorothy Ashby	1970	english	fitzgerald	jazz

The selection presented in this chapter is compiled from and based on (among others) the following sources:

COUMANS, J. Omar Khayyám. The Master of the Show. In: Omariana, vol. 4 (2001) no. 1

GOOCH, B. N. S. & THATCHER, D. S. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York & London, Garland Publishing, 1979.

GROOT, R. DE. The Legacy of ‘Umar Khayyám in Music of the Netherlands. In: A.A. Seyed-Gohrab (ed.) The Great ‘Umar Khayyám. A Global Reception of the Rubáiyát. Leiden, Leiden University Press, 2012.

GROVE MUSIC ONLINE. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com

THE LIEDERNET ARCHIVE. The LiederNet Corporation, 2026.
https://www.lieder.net/

MARTIN, W.H. & MASON, S. (2011). ROKmusic2011 – database of musical works relating to the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. [Dataset]. Apollo – University of Cambridge Repository.
http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/242449

MARTIN, WILLIAM H. & MASON, SANDRA. “KHAYYAM, OMAR xiii. Musical Works based on the Rubaiyat.” Encyclopaedia Iranica. Published July 15, 2009.
https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/khayyam-omar/khayyam-omar-xiii-musical-works-based-on-the-rubaiyat

PEGAH, ELNAZ. Untersuchung zur Rezeption persischer Lyrik in der europäischen Kunstmusik am Beispiel der Werke von Saʿdī, Ḥāfeẓ und ʿOmar Ḫayyām. Heidelberg, Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, 2023. Inauguraldissertation.
Also available is a Datenbank der Rezeption persischer Lyrik in europäischen Kunstmusik at:
https://doi.org/10.11588/heidok.00034856

POTTER, A.G. (ed.) The Rubaiyat in Music, Drama, Art and Commerce. In: A Bibliography of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. London, Ingpen and Grant, 1929.

WORLDCAT. OCLC, 2026
https://search.worldcat.org/

Also various library websites were used for additional information, as well as the internet in general. And of course the ‘serependity’-way of finding what you didn’t look for, for example when a YouTube item suggests related items.

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