ORFF, CARL

ôrf, 1895–1982, German composer and educator. After studying at the Academy of Music at Munich, he helped to found the Günter School there in 1924. As a composer Orff wished to simplify music, to return to its primitive components. He attempted to adapt old monodic forms to modern tastes, employing dissonant counterpoint and vigorous rhythms. His most famous work is the Carmina Burana (1937), a scenic oratorio derived from a group of medieval poems in German and Latin (see also Goliardic songs). This oratorio forms part of a trilogy that includes Catulli Carmina (1943), a scenic cantata based on the works of Catullus; and Trionfo di Afrodite (1953). Orff's other works include the operas Der Mond [the moon] (1939) and Die Kluge [the wise woman] (1943). From 1960 he was head of the Orff School for Music in Munich. His work in music education has attracted a considerable following in the United States.

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books on: Orff Carl  - 167 results

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Operas in German: A Dictionary
Book by Margaret Ross Griffel; Greenwood Press, 1990
Subjects: Opera--Dictionaries
...1986. L/ CO Andreas Liess. Carl Orff . Second edition, Zurich: Atlantis...was also a twelve-tone opera. Carl Orff 1895-1982 favored a return to...composers to remain in Germany were Carl Orff and Werner Egk 1901-1983 , whose...
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Composers of the Nazi Era: Eight Portraits
Book by Michael H. Kater; Oxford University Press, 2000
Subjects: Composers--Germany--Biography, Music--Germany--20th Century--History And Criticism, National Socialism
...Kurt Weill, Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Carl Orff, Hans Pfitzner, Arnold Schoenberg...Strauss, or the "denazification" of Carl Orff, which also touched on the fate...Frankfurt am Main, the documents in the Carl-Orff-Zentrum in Munich, and the Egk...
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Stage Design throughout the World since 1935
Book by Jean Cocteau, Kenneth Rae; George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1956
Subjects: Theater--Pictorial Works, Theaters--Stage-Setting And Scenery
...HELMUT JURGENS. II : Die Kluge. 2 : Carl Orff. 3 : Gunther Rennert. 5 : Staatsoper...PFEIFFENBERGER. II : Die Kluge. 2 : Carl Orff. 3 : Walter Felsenstein. 5 : Komische...ALFRED SIERCKE. II : Der Mond. 2 : Carl Orff. 3 : Gunther Rennert. 5 : Staatsoper...
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera
Book by John Warrack, Ewan West; Oxford University Press, 1996
Subjects: Opera--Dictionaries
...Leeds Musical Festival. His books include Carl Maria von Weber, Tchaikovsky , and the...COG Chelsea Opera Group CR Carl Rosa Opera Company DL Drury Lane...Opera in 1 act by Weber; text by Franz Carl Hiemer, after a tale in the 1,001 Nights...
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The Twisted Muse: Musicians and Their Music in the Third Reich
Book by Michael H. Kater; Oxford University Press, 1997
Subjects: Music And State--Germany--20th Century, Music--Germany--20th Century--History And Criticism, National Socialism And Music
...Hans Jorg Jans, the director of the Carl-Orff-Zentrum in Munich, went out of...Handschriftenab teilung CM Carl-Orff-Zentrum, Munich DAF Deutsche...At one end of the spectrum was Carl Orff, who always tried to be fiercely...
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Lina's Letters: A 9-Year-Old's Perspective on What Matters Most in the Classroom; You Can Observe a Lot Just by Watching, According to Yogi Berra. and You Can Learn a Lot about Classrooms Just by Listening to the Kids Who Inhabit Them, According to Mr. Pratt
Journal article by David Pratt; Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 89, 2008
Subjects: Classroom environment--Evaluation, Education, Elementary--Study and teaching, Elementary education--Study and teaching, Elementary school students--Records and correspondence
...something, or that one can learn something through play. Carl Orff, the 20th-century composer who had a great influence on...Press, 2000). (8.) Available at www.edu-cyberpg.com/music/orff.html. (9.) Richard J. Stiggins, "Assessment, Student Confidence...
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The Grayness of Darkness: The Honeymoon Killers and Its Impact on Psychokiller Cinema
Journal article by Martin Rubin; Velvet Light Trap, Vol. not cited, 1992
Subjects: Motion Pictures
...Examples include the unbalanced lighting and "inappropriate" Mahler music in The Honeymoon Killers ( Badlands uses music by Carl Orff in a somewhat similar way); the woefully inadequate commentary provided by Hollys cliche-choked voiceover in Badlands...
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The Case for Music in the Schools
Journal article by Allan Miller, Dorit Coen; Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 75, 1994
Subjects: Arts education--Social aspects, Music--Study and teaching
...the musical heritage of other cultures a common ground that minimizes national boundaries and language differences.4 Carl Orff, a noted music educator, regarded elementary music as movement and play -- basic elements in human development. Just how...


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Orff Schulwerk: Musical
Magazine article by Claire Levine; Dance Magazine, Vol. 68, September 1994
Subjects: Dancing--Study and teaching, Music--Study and teaching, Orff, Carl--Works, Speech--Study and teaching
...result of Schulwerk where, according to Carl Orff, "Elementary music is never music alone...the oratorio Carmina Burana (1937), Orff set out originally to create music...and a group of colleagues designed "Orff instruments"--an ensemble of percussion...
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Cosmic Chants
Magazine article by Matthew Gurewitsch; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 276, August 1995
Subjects: Composers--Criticism and interpretation, Operas--Criticism and interpretation, Orff, Carl--Criticism and interpretation
...maker. Nevertheless, the legacy of Carl Orff, a lifelong citizen of Munich, bears...beloved grandfather General Carl von Orff, Carl, age three, decided to write and...consciousness of a large omission. Say "Carl Orff," and certain members of the thought...
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Directory of Summer Programs
Magazine article; American Music Teacher, Vol. 51, February 2002
...6/23-7/6. Featured teacher: Carl Bjerregaard. Type of participants...depaul.edu Introduction to Orff-Schulwerk, Chicago, 7/15-7/19...Western Michigan University Carl Doubleday, SEMINAR Director...387-4681, fax: (616) 387-1113; carl.doubleday@wmich.edu; www.wmich...
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Directory of Summer Programs
Magazine article; American Music Teacher, Vol. 52, February 2003
Subjects: Music education--Directories, Music in education--Directories
...available. Western Michigan University Carl Doubleday, SEMINAR Director, Western Michigan...49008-5434; (269) 387-4681, fax: (269) 387-1113; carl.doubleday@wmich.edu; www.wmich.edu/music...secondary music educators and IMTs. Emphasis: Orff and Kodaly certification, piano pedagogy...
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Directory of Summer Programs
Magazine article; American Music Teacher, Vol. 54, February 2005
Subjects: Music education--Directories, Music in education--Directories, Universities and colleges--Services, Universities and colleges--United States
...texasmusicfestival Texas Music Festival, Houston, 6/5-7/2. Featured teachers: Franz Anton Krager, Marek Pijarowski, Horst Foerster and Carl St. Clair. Type of participants: Orchestral instrumentalists. Age or grade level: Collegiate. Emphasis: Ensembles, chamber music...
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Classical Music; Night & Day
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), December 8, 1996
Subjects: Orff, Carl
...least the capacity audience who applauded it to the rafters - Carl Orffs pseudo-medieval `towering masterpiece is in fact a very...I would say, one of the classics of awful musical kitsch. Orff used as a text the famous 13th Century collection of songs and...
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Orff-Colour Lyrics by Monks; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 23, 2005
Subjects: Carmina Burana (Musical work)
Orff-Colour Lyrics by Monks; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. QUESTION When was Carl Orffs Carmina Burana written? What...most famous work of German composer Carl Orff (1895-1982). The Carmina Burana or...musical setting of some of the poems by Orff was an instant success when it was...
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The Big Show
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), November 9, 2006
Subjects: Carmina Burana (Musical work), Concerts
...The Register-Guard German musician Carl Orff called his "Carmina Burana," which...apparently erroneously, to have originated. Orff took 24 of the medieval songs and set...Festival Choirs collaborate to stage Carl Orffs 1936 setting of the Carmina...
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Success at Last
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), February 13, 2005
Success at Last. Byline: DAVID MELLOR Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito English National Opera Carl Orff: Carmina Burana Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Simon Rattle EMI Classical Maazel New years Day Concert, 2005 Vienna Philharmonic...
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Young Singers Get Part in Eugene Symphony Program
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), November 8, 2007
Subjects: Carmina Burana (Musical work), Musicians
...Symphony on stage to perform Carl Orffs rousing "Carmina Burana...poems, which were orchestrated by Orff in the mid-1930s. Orff wrote...collection of secular poems. Orff set 24 of them as cantatas in...Giancarlo Guerrero, performs Carl Orffs Carmina Burana and Ludwig...
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encyclopedia articles on: Orff Carl  - 2 results

 
 
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Orff, Carl
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
ORFF, CARL orf, 1895 1982, German composer and educator...Gunter School there in 1924. As a composer Orff wished to simplify music, to return to its...woman (1943). From 1960 he was head of the Orff School for Music in Munich. His work in music...
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Goliardic Songs
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...Song (1884), H. J. Waddell, Mediaeval Latin Lyrics (rev. ed. 1933), and G. F. Whicher, The Goliard Poets (1949). Carl Orff set many of them to music simply and impressively in a secular cantata entitled Carmina burana (1937...


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