Orff, Carl Composers Composition Music

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.

• Carl Orff (1895-1982) - Russell McNeil\\'s Malaspina Great Books list of Library composers of Congress citations for the composer.
• Orff, Carl (1895 - 1982), Germany - Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, orff, carl bibliography, o links to biographical essays, and commentary on orff, carl his musical o instruction methods from Dr. Estrella\\'s Incredibly orff, carl Abridged Dictionary of o Composers.
• Classic Cat: Orff - Directory of mp3s on the internet that have been made available by their performing artists.
• Carl Orff - Filmography, biography, other works, and links at IMDb.
• Catulli Carmina: Praelusio -- Commentary and Translation - Commentary on and English translation of part of one of Orff's lesser known works.

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