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List of compositions. Carl Heinrich Maria Orff ( German: [ɔʁf]; 10 July 1895 – 29 March 1982 [1]) was a German composer and music educator, [2] who composed the cantata Carmina Burana (1937). [3] The concepts of his Schulwerk were influential for children's music education .
Mar 29, 2024 · July 10, 1895, Munich, Germany. Died: March 29, 1982, Munich (aged 86) Notable Works: “Carmina Burana”. Carl Orff (born July 10, 1895, Munich, Germany—died March 29, 1982, Munich) was a German composer known particularly for his operas and dramatic works and for his innovations in music education.
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Carmina Burana is a cantata composed in 1935 and 1936 by Carl Orff, based on 24 poems from the medieval collection Carmina Burana. Its full Latin title is Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae cantoribus et choris cantandae comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis ("Songs of Beuern : Secular songs for singers and choruses to be sung ...
May 9, 2018 · Carl Orff. Known primarily for a single work, the rhythmically intense set of choral songs titled Carmina Burana, German composer Carl Orff (1895–1982) developed a unique conception of musical structure and performance that had many manifestations beyond that single work. One lasting product of Orff's original thinking was not a piece of ...
Feb 20, 2024 · Photography: Steve J. Sherman. Discover Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, a timeless masterpiece with themes of love and fate from its medieval origins to its lasting impact on pop culture.