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 was never a member of the Nazi party himself, but it’s unclear how cozy he was with the people who first embraced his cantata.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025
“Oysters are not a quick fix,” stresses Orff.
From National Geographic • Oct. 20, 2023
Then, Vincent d’Indy, Carl Orff, Ottorino Respighi and Bruno Maderna all tried their hand at a reorchestration.
From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2023
Orff developed the concept of elemental music based on the synthesis of the arts of the Greek Muses, which combined tone, dance, poetry, image, design, and theatrical gesture.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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