Lucien GUÉRINEL (born 1930). Autograph musical manuscript, Sept Quatrains Rubâ'iyât by Omar Khayyam, [1997] ; 11 leaves 36 x 26 cm. Cycle of seven melodies for soprano and reed trio, premiered in 1997 at the CNR de Marseille, by Marie Prost and the Trio Besozzi. The text by Omar Khayyam is translated by Pierre Seghers. The trio includes oboe/oboe d'amore, English horn and bassoon. The work lasts 14 minutes 30. I "It is asserted that there will be and that there is even a hell"...; II "When my season of flowers comes"...; III "Suppose that you have experienced all pleasures"...; IV "O wheel of the heavens, you are my constant sorrow"...; V "Oh! Six instrumental interludes are interspersed between the quatrains. The manuscript is carefully written out in Indian ink on tracing paper, generally with 4 systems of 4 staves per page, and printed collages for the titles. A photocopy of the vocal-piano version is attached.