Orff
Americannoun
noun
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Carl Orff composed “Carmina Burana” in 1936, drawing upon a disparate collection of poetry and songs, mostly in Latin and mostly by anonymous writers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
Orff wrote the piece in Germany during the Nazi regime, and it was very popular with the Nazis — harmonizing uncomfortably well with their testosterone-fueled propaganda.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
“The biggest fix is knitting all of the pieces of landscape, from upland forest to the coastal reefs, back together and making safer places for the water to go,” says Orff.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 20, 2023
The Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra played with organic unpredictability yet skilled precision, and brought animalistic intensity to the Orff.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
The application of Orff and Dalcroze activities in preschool children: Do they affect the level of rhythmic ability?
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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