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Carl Orff

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Also known as Karl Orff

German composer (1895–1982)

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Carl Orff (1895–1982) was a German composer, musicologist, music educator, and university teacher. His notable works include *Carmina Burana*, *Die Kluge*, *Der Mond*, and *Catulli Carmina*. Orff was a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts and received several honors, including the Bavarian Order of Merit, the National Prize of East Germany, the Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt, and the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art.

He studied at the University of Music and Theatre Munich and Mozarteum University Salzburg, where he was a student of Hermann Zilcher. Orff taught students such as Edwin Carr and Thrasybulos Georgiades. He played the organ, piano, cello, and percussion instruments. His wife was Luise Rinser. Orff died of pancreatic cancer in Munich and was buried at Andechs Abbey.

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Known for

  • O, Fortuna! A portrait of the composer of Carmina Burana, Carl Orff — Self2011

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Germany
Active from
1895
Active to
1982

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Carl Orff (10th July 1895–29th March 1982) was a German composer, most famous for his Carmina Burana (1937), and an important and influential music educator. Orff was born in Munich and came from a Bavarian family that was very active in the German military. His father's regimental band supposedly often played the compositions of the young Orff. He studied at the Munich Academy of Music until 1914, then served in the military during World War I. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Carl+Orff">Re

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Carl Orff wurde am 10. Juli 1895 in München geboren und wuchs in einer musikalischen Familie auf. Seine Leidenschaft für Musik durfte er schließlich zum Beruf machen. Als Lehrer experimentierte er mit Sprache, Musik und Bewegung. Er entdeckte alte Musik und außereuropäische Musikinstrumente für sich. Mit Carmina Burana feierte er seinen Durchbruch. Den dort gefundenen Stil entwickelte er in seinem weiteren Schaffen fort. Nach langen Jahren in Dießen am Ammersee verstarb er 1982 in seiner Geburtsstadt. Carl Orff führte ein faszinierendes und vielseitiges Leben. Neben seiner musikalischen Karriere als Komponist war er als Pädagoge, Wortschöpfer und Theatermacher aktiv. Carl Orffs Carmina Burana zählen zu den erfolgreichsten Chorwerken des 20. Jahrhunderts. Das Orff-Schulwerk hat sich zu einer international anerkannten und weit verbreiteten Methode der musikalischen Bildung und Erziehung entwickelt.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Carl
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Munich
Place of death
Munich
Occupation
librettist
Languages spoken
Ancient Greek
Notable work
Catulli Carmina
Student of
Hermann Zilcher
Genre
opera
Instrument
xylophone
Conflict
World War I
Image
Carl Orff um 1970.jpg
Work location
Frankfurt (Oder)
Residence
Gräfelfing
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Commons category
Carl Orff
date of birth
1895-07-10
date of death
1982-03-29
topic's main category
Category:Carl Orff
cause of death
pancreatic cancer
manner of death
natural causes
place of burial
Andechs Abbey
name in native language
Carl Orff
writing language
Ancient Greek
described at URL
co-mu.de/carl-orff
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Carl Orff, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Carl Heinrich Maria Orff ( German: [kaʁl ˈʔɔʁf] ; 10 July 1895 – 29 March 1982) was a German composer and music educator, who composed the cantata Carmina Burana (1937). The concepts of his Schulwerk were influential for children's music education.

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