Carl Orff
Carl Orff
Carl Heinrich Maria Orff10 July 1895 – 29 March 1982) was a German composer, best known for his cantata Carmina Burana. In addition to his career as a composer, Orff developed an influential approach toward music education for children...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth10 July 1895
CountryGermany
firsts
Experience first, then intellectualize.
latin drinking ignorance
The subject matter covered in Carmina stays pretty basic: love, lust, the pleasures of drinking and the heightened moods evoked by springtime. These primitive and persistently relevant themes are nicely camouflaged by the Latin and old German texts, so the listener can actually feign ignorance while listening to virtually X-rated lyrics. (Veni Veni Venias! Come, come come now!)The music itself toggles between huge forces and a single voice, juxtaposing majesty and intimacy with ease...