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Scheherazade

For the story teller in the Arabian Nights or the 1001 Nights see Shahrazad. The spelling "Scheherazade" is more typical of German translations.
Scheherazade is also a 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 is also a musical piece written by Maurice Ravel in 1898.