Orff

[ awrf ]

/ ɔrf /

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noun

Carl, 1895–1982, German composer, conductor, and music educator.

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How to use Orff in a sentence

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Mrs. Orff had sunk down weakly on a bed of asters, and was staring from face to face.
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British Dictionary definitions for Orff

Orff

/ (ɔːf) /

noun

Carl (karl). 1895–1982, German composer. His works include the secular oratorio Carmina Burana (1937) and the opera Antigone (1949)

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