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German composer Carl Orff was born in 1895 in Munich in a line of Bavarian military officers. His compositional style changed after he joined the army in 1917. In 1930 he wrote Catulli Carmina I and in 1931 Catulli Carmina II. These were Latin texts for unaccompanied choir. Later, he was appointed conductor to Bach Society of Munich. In the years 1935-36 he wrote Carmina Burana, which was first performed in 1937. Of it, he said, "Everything I have written to date, and which you have, unfortunately, printed, can be destroyed. With Carmina Burana, my collected works begin." Orff died in 1982 and is buried in Andechs, Germany.
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Carl Orff
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0649758/
Filmography, biography, other works, and links at IMDb. -
Carl Orff (1895-1982)
http://www.malaspina.org/orffc.htm
Russell McNeil's Malaspina Great Books list of Library of Congress citations for the composer. -
Catulli Carmina: Praelusio -- Commentary and Translation
http://www.duzan.org/gary/catulli_carmina.html
Commentary on and English translation of part of one of Orff's lesser known works. -
Classic Cat: Orff
http://www.classiccat.net/orff_c/
Directory of mp3s on the internet that have been made available by their performing artists. -
Classical Archives: Carl Orff
http://www.classicalarchives.com/composer/3107.html
Biography and works. -
Orff, Carl (1895 - 1982), Germany
http://stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/orff1982.html
Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, links to biographical essays, and commentary on his musical instruction methods from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
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