EAST MEETS WEST

ISLAM (including SUFISM)

• Caroline Ansink: Ismaël (1978) [soprano, flute, violin, cello]


• Robert F. Baksa: Allah's Good Laws (No. 2) and Religion (No. 6), from A Cynic's Cycle [tenor, piano]


• Friedrich Cerha: Song No. 2, from Geistliche Gesänge (1992) [alto (r bass), piano]


• George Whitefield Chadwick: Allah gives light in darkness (1887)


• Stephen Dickman: Quatrains of Rumi (1992) [2 voices a cappella]


• William Fisher: When Allah spoke, op. 14 no. 1


• John Foulds: Allah, Op. 69a (1922/25) [unspecified voice, piano]


• Rudolf Friml: Allah's Holiday, from Katinka (1915-16)


• Ken Langer: Surrender, from Spiritual Songs [alto]


• Johann Karl Gottfried Loewe: Mahomets Gesang, op. 85 (1840)


• Johann Karl Gottfried Loewe: Der verschmachtende Pilger, no. 2 from Wanderbilder aus Arabien Heft I, op. 10 (1833/1834)


• Johann Karl Gottfried Loewe: Das Wunder auf der Flucht (Legende), op. 75 no. 4


• Vincent McDermott: Sweet-breathed minstrel (1982) [female voice, male voice, gamelan slendro, viola]


• John Oliver: Unseen Rain (1994-95) [mezzo-soprano, orchestra (also arr. for piano)]


• Harold Owen: Rumi Songs (2006) [soprano, clarinet]


• Ernst Pfiffner: Geistliche Gesänge (1968/69) [baritone, clarinet, harp, timpani, string quartet]


• James Hotchkiss Rogers: After Death in Arabia, from In Memoriam (1929) [med. voice]


• Franz Schubert: Mahomets Gesang, D. 549/D.721 (1817, published 1895)


• R. Murray Schafer: Divan i Shams i Tabriz: Lustro, part one [7 vocal soloists, electronics]


• Josep Soler: Ich bin die Seel; im All (1980) [high soprano, vibraphone, guitar]


• Karol Szymanowski: Symphony No. 3 , Op. 27 [tenor, chorus, orchestra]


• Karol Szymanowski: Piesni muezina szalonego, op. 42 (1918) [high voice, piano (also arr. with orchestra)]


• Diane Thome: The Ruins of the Heart [soprano, orchestra, electronic tape]


• David Del Tredici: Three Baritone Songs (1999) [baritone, piano]


• Gwyneth Walker: The Sun is Love (2002) [high voice, piano]


• Richard Wernick: The vision of Paradise, (No. 4) from Visions of Terror and Wonder (1978) [mezzo-soprano, orchestra]


• Hugo Wolf: Ob der Koran von Ewigkeit sei?, from Gedichte von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Bd. 4 [low voice, piano]


• Felix von Woyrsch: Ich bin die Reb', (No. 2) from Drei Persische Lieder, "suOp. 6 (1884) [baritone, piano] Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg: Thirza I and Thirza II, no. 2 and no. 3 from Kleine Balladen und Lieder Heft II (1800)


• Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg: Chor der Derwische, no. 20 from Kleine Balladen und Lieder Heft IV (1802)

HINDUISM

• Judah Adashi: Gitanjali Settings (2003) [soprano unaccompanied]


• Hermann Bemberg: Chant Hindou


• Edward Smith Biggs: (12) Hindoo Airs


• David Blake: In praise of Krishna (1976) [soprano, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, horn, harp, violin, viola, cello, double bass]


• Gena Branscombe: Krishna, (No. 1) from Two Songs on words from "India's Love Lyrics" (1911)


• John Alden Carpenter: Gitanjali (1942) [medium voice, piano]


• Alfredo Casella: L'adieu à la vie (1921) [unspecified voice, piano]


• Quentin Chiappetta: Dichotomy: for Ivan Rouse (1995) [tenor, 2 trumpets, 2 percussion, piano]


• Jean Cras: L'offrande lyrique (1920)


• Emma Lou Diemer: Three Mystic Songs (1963) [soprano, baritone, piano]


• Denis Donnelly: Radha's Song [soprano, SATB chorus, optional string quartet]


• Jan Pieter Hendrik van Gilse: Drei Gesänge aus Rabindranath Tagore's "Gitanjali" (1948) [soprano, orchestra]


• Philip Glass: Satyagraha (opera, 1983)


• Olivier Greif: Hymnes Spéculatifs (1995) [high voice, clarinet, horn, cello, piano]


• John Harbison: Mirabai Songs (1983) [soprano, orchestra]


• Jonathan Harvey: Song Offerings (1985) [soprano, flute/alto flute, B flat clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, doublebass (doubling crotale), piano]


• Stan Hoffman: Supplication [dramatic scene for soprano, contrabassoon, percussion]


• Stan Hoffman: Seijo [chamber opera for soprano, tenor, bass, dancer, 9 instruments]


• Gustav Holst: Hymns from the Rig Veda, op. 24 (1907-08)


• Alan Hovhaness: To the God who Is in the Fire, Op. 146 (1955/1965) [tenor, TTBB chorus, 6 percussionists]


• Ken Langer: You Are That, from Spiritual Songs [alto]


• Peter Lieberson: Ashoka's Dream [opera in 2 acts]


• Johann Karl Gottfried Loewe: Paria, op. 58 (1836)


• Claus Ogermann: Tagore Lieder (1975) [mezzo-soprano, piano]


• George Rochberg: Songs in praise of Krishna (1970) [soprano, piano]


• Kaija Saariaho: Songs I - III from Château de l'âme (1996) [soprano, female vocal octet (SSSSMzMzMzMz), orchestra]


• Harold Schramm: Song of T'ayumānavar (1969) [soprano, flute]


• Arthur Shepherd: Triptych (1927) [high voice, string quartet]


• Connie Tyler: What Stirred?, from A Deep Hum: Seven Songs of Creation [soprano, alto, tenor, SAB chorus, guitar, hand drum]


• Hugo Wolf: Dank des Paria, no. 30, from Gedichte von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Bd. 8 (1888-9)


• Raymond Huntington Woodman: Krishna's Song: A Legend of India (1928) [low voice, piano]

INDIAN MYSTICISM

• Joel Feigin: Five Ecstatic Poems of Kabir (1988/89) [contralto or soprano, flute, clarinet, 1-2 percussion, piano]


• Mel Graves: Mediations on Truth [baritone, jazz ensemble]


• John Harbison: The Flute of Interior Time (1992) [baritone, piano]


• William Hawley: Songs of Kabir (1995) [soprano, baritone, SATB chorus, orchestra]


• John Mitchell: Ten Poems of Kabir, Op. 140 (2004) [unspecified voice, piano]


• Andrew Morris: The Flute of Interior Time (1994) [soprano, flute, cello]


• Christopher Rouse: Kabir Padavali (1997-98) [soprano, orchestra]


• Arthur Welwood: The Breath Inside the Breath [soprano, flute, viola, harp]

BUDDHISM

• Günter Bialas: Der grosse Buddha, (No. 4) from Haiku, Folge I (1973) [soprano, flute]


• Boudewijn Buckinx: Zen Requiem (2000) [tenor, baritone, male chorus, chamber orchestra]


• Anthony Cornicello: Buddha in der Glorie, (No. 2) from Rilkegesänge (1991) [high voice, violin, cello, vibraphone, piano]


• Maurice Delage: Bénarès: Naissance de Bouddha, from Quatre Poemes Hindous [soprano, nine instruments]


• Robert Farnon: Celebration for the Dead: A Buddhist Requiem [soprano, unspecified voices, orchestra]


• Robert Farnon: The Buddha Weeps, from The Reluctant Masquerade [mezzo soprano, alto, baritone, orchestra]


• Jonathan Harvey: Buddhist Songs No. 1 and No. 2 (2003-4) [mezzo soprano, piano]


• Jonathan Harvey: Chu (2002) [soprano, clarinet, cello]


• Stanley Hoffmann: The Hungry Tigress (1996) [soprano, English horn, harp, percussion]


• Stephen Jaffe: The Buddha's Last Instruction, from Pedal Point (1989/1993) [baritone, 3 violas, 4 cellos, harp, timpani]


• Marvin Lamb: Reflection of a Zen Buddhist (1971) [mezzo-soprano, percussion ensemble]


• Ken Langer: Desires Like Weeds, from Spiritual Songs [alto]


• Elodie Lauten: Buddha in the Sunlight, from The Deus Ex Machina Cycle (1996) [baritone, 2 sopranos, keyboard, flute, violin]


• Elodie Lauten: The Death of Don Juan (opera, 1987)


• David Little: Sakyamuni coming out from the mountain (No. 4 from Reality sandwiches)


• Randall Meyers: Zen Songs (1983) [unspec. voice, guitar]


• Robert Morris: Cold Mountain Songs (1993) [mezzo-soprano, piano]


• Einojuhani Rautavaara: Nirvana Dharma (1979) [soprano, mixed chorus, flute]


• Jay Reise: Satori (1995) [soprano & piano trio, or soprano and piano]


• Richard St. Clair: Songs of the Pure Land, Op. 101 (1997) [mezzo-soprano, piano]


• Richard St. Clair: The Lamentations of Shinran, op. 104 (1998) [mezzo-soprano, (optional tenor?), string quartet with viola solo]


• Axel Raoul Wachmeister: Prince Siddhartha (opera-oratorio, 1936)


• Rolf Wallin: Buddha in der Glorie, from Drei Gedichte von Rainer Marie Rilke (1994) [mezzo soprano, piano]


• Dunkin Wedd: Flowers of Zen (1992) [soprano, piano]

TAOISM

• Louis Andriessen: Tao (Trilogy of the Last Day) (1999) [2 sopranos, 2 mezzo sopranos, piano, orchestra]


• Henk Badings: Sextet III (1987) [soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, double bass, guitar]


• Friedrich Cerha: Song No. 5, from Geistliche Gesänge (1992) [alto (r bass), piano]


• Ken Langer: To Just Be, from Spiritual Songs [alto]


• Harry Partch: The Wind


• Phillip Schroeder: Sixteen songs on texts from the "Tao te ching" by Lao Tsu (1995) [soprano, piano]


• Connie Tyler: Is it Mother of the World?, from A Deep Hum: Seven Songs of Creation [alto, flute, gong, bells, tuned chimes]

CONFUCIANISM

• Sigurd von Koch: Människans lott ("På sommarns värme") [mezzo soprano, piano]


• Ken Langer: The Virtuous Person, from Spiritual Songs [alto]


• Gordon Myers: song (title unknown), from They Said..., Vol. 1


• Gardner Read: Ode (No. 3), from From a Lute of Jade, Op. 36 (1971) [mezzo-soprano, orchestra]


• Louise Talma: I. Confucius: Moderato, from Diadem (1979) [tenor or soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano]


• Ernst Toch: The Chinese Flute, Op. 29 (1939) [soprano, chamber orchestra]

ZOROASTRIANISM

• Jean Philippe Rameau: Zoroastre (opera)


• R. Murray Schafer: (In Search of) Zoroaster (music-theatre) [mezzo-soprano (Jahi the Temptress), baritone (Srosh the Priest), 2 vocal quartets, four choruses of 150-voices total, dancers, percussionists]


• R. Murray Schafer: Tantrika, from (In Search of) Zoroaster (1986) [mezzo-soprano, 4 percussionists]

BAHA'I

• Lasse Thoresen: Terraces of Light (oratorio, 2001) [soprano, tenor, bass, mixed chorus, violin, orchestra]


• Lasse Thoresen: Helligkvad (Songs for Solo Voice on texts by Baha'u'lláh and A'Abdu'l-Baha) (1979-1993)

MULTIDENOMINATIONAL

• Jay de Cock: Reflections on a Baby Star (2005) [soprano, piano, electronics]


• Philip Glass: Symphony No. 5 (Choral) "Requiem, Bardo, Nirmanakaya" (1999) [soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, orchestra, chorus, children's chorus]


• Jonathan Harvey: Mothers Shall Not Cry (2000) [soprano, tenor, female half-chorus, female chorus, orchestra with folk instruments, electronics]


• Jonathan Harvey: One Evening.... (1993-4) [soprano, mezzo soprano, chamber orchestra of 8 players and 2 technicians, electronics]


• John Tavener: Hymn of Dawn (2002) [soprano, baritone, violin, flute, percussion, harp, string orchestra]