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Scheherazade
Scheherazade
may refer to one of the following.
Shahrazad
, the story teller in the
Arabian Nights
(the
1001 Nights
). The spelling "Scheherazade" is more typical of German translations.
Scheherazade
, a nationalistic symphonic
suite
by
Rimsky-Korsakov
, inspired by
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
. This music was used for the
1910
production
Shakheresada
by the
Ballets Russes
.
Scheherazade
, a
musical piece
written by
Maurice Ravel
in
1898
.
Scheherazade
, a 1975 album by the English
progressive rock
band
Renaissance
, which includes a 24 minute track describing the story of Scheherazade.
Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
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