Omar Khayyam

Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm Nīsābūrī (18 May 1048 – 4 December 1131), commonly known as Omar Khayyam (Persian: عمر خیّام), was a Persian polymath, known for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and poetry. He was born in Nishapur, the initial capital of the Seljuk Empire. As a scholar, he was contemporary with the rule of the Seljuk dynasty around the time of the First Crusade.

As a mathematician, he is most notable for his work on the classification and solution of cubic equations, where he provided geometric solutions by the intersection of conics. Khayyam also contributed to the understanding of the parallel axiom.: 284  As an astronomer, he calculated the duration of the solar year with remarkable precision and accuracy, and designed the Jalali calendar, a solar calendar with a very precise 33-year intercalation cycle: 659  that provided the basis for the Persian calendar that is still in use after nearly a millennium.

There is a tradition of attributing poetry to Omar Khayyam, written in the form of quatrains (rubāʿiyāt رباعیات). This poetry became widely known to the English-reading world in a translation by Edward FitzGerald (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, 1859), which enjoyed great success in the Orientalism of the fin de siècle.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 24, 1048 (Nishapur), Died December 11, 1131 (Nishapur)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: author

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor C-10063 12-in. 3/16/1911 Ah! Moon of my delight John McCormack Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra author  
Victor C-15716 12-in. 2/19/1915 Gems from In a Persian garden Victor Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra author  
Victor C-15744 12-in. 2/26/1915 Gems from In a Persian garden Victor Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra author  
Victor C-16113 12-in. 6/18/1915 Ah! Moon of my delight Paul Althouse Male vocal solo, with orchestra author  
Victor CRC-71758 12-in. 6/30/1932 Five quatrains Herbert M. Woollen Male vocal solo, with piano author  
Victor BS-82332 10-in. 4/20/1934 Myself when young Nathaniel Shilkret ; Lawrence Tibbett Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra author  
Columbia 48904 12-in. 8/30/1916 Ah moon of my delight James Harrod Male vocal solo, with orchestra author  
Columbia W98335 12-in. 4/28/1927 Ah, moon of my delight Charles Hackett Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra author  
Columbia W98546 12-in. 5/23/1928 Ah! Moon of my delight Louis Graveure Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra author  
Columbia 75236 12-in. 12/8/1922 Myself when young Norman Allin Baritone vocal solo, with piano author  
Brunswick 11376 12-in. approximately 1921 Ah! Moon of my delight Theo Karle Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra author  
Brunswick XE36961 12-in. 8/4/1931 Seiberling Singers program II, pt. 2 Seiberling Singers and Orchestra Radio transcription disc : Vocal and instrumental ensemble author  
Brunswick 280W-282W 10-in. 1/27/1925 Ah, moon of my delight Colin O'More Male vocal solo, with orchestra author  
Edison 809 Not documented 9/18/1911 Ah! Moon of my delight Reed Miller Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra author  
Edison 823 Not documented 10/19/1911 In a Persian garden Frank Croxton Quartet Mixed vocal quartet author  
Edison 1289 10-in. 9/27/1912 Ah! Moon of my delight Reed Miller Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra author  
Edison 2004 10-in. 11/7/1912 Ah! Moon of my delight Reed Miller Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra author  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Omar Khayyam," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102517.

Omar Khayyam. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102517.

"Omar Khayyam." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.

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