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
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		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	Image	hf:tax:taal	hf:tax:textfrom	hf:tax:subgenre
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		1915				popular-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