CA R M I N A + C R ED O
B U R A N A
CARMINA BURANA @ A GLANCE
COMPOSER
Carl Orff (1895–1982) was a German composer and educator. He studied at the Munich Academy of Music and with German composer Heinrich Kaminski. In his dramatic choral works, he used simple harmonies and emphasized percussion and the repetition of forceful rhythmic patterns. Orff was also an influential teacher noted for his creative ideas in elementary music education.
L A N G U AG E
Latin
3 SECTIONS
1935/1936 THEMES
L I B R E T TO
24 medieval poems
I N ST R U M E N TAT I O N
LENGTH
WRIT TEN IN
orchestra full choir soprano, tenor, and baritone soloists
drinking love