Orff Carmina Burana

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Orff's Carmina Burana is a 20th-century scenic cantata for chorus, soloists, and orchestra, famous for its powerful opening movement "O Fortuna" and its dramatic setting of medieval Latin and German texts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 20th-century composition
choral work
scenic cantata
closingMovement O Fortuna
composer Carl Orff
dateComposed 1935
1936
firstPerformanceCountry Germany
firstPerformanceDate 1937-06-08
firstPerformancePlace Frankfurt am Main
firstPerformanceVenue Oper Frankfurt
followedBy Catulli Carmina
linked to: Catullus

Trionfo di Afrodite
genre cantata
secular cantata
language Latin
Middle High German
notableMovement Ave formosissima
Dulcissime
Fortune plango vulnera
In trutina
O Fortuna
numberOfMovements 25
openingMovement O Fortuna
partOfTrilogy Trionfi
period 20th-century classical music
placeComposed Germany
publisher Schott Music
scoring baritone solo
boys' choir
large orchestra
mixed chorus
percussion ensemble
soprano solo
tenor solo
two pianos
structure Blanziflor et Helena
Cour d'amours
Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
In Taberna
Primo vere
Uf dem Anger
style prominent percussion
rhythmic drive
strong tonal centers
textSource Carmina Burana medieval poems
textTheme drinking
fate
fortune
love
spring

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Westminster Symphonic Choir repertoireIncludes Orff Carmina Burana
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra notableRecording Orff: Carmina Burana
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Cleveland Orchestra Chorus notableRepertoire Orff: Carmina Burana
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Carl Orff notableWork Carmina Burana
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O Fortuna partOf Carmina Burana
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O Fortuna isFamousExcerptOf Carmina Burana
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Trionfi hasPart Carmina Burana
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Trionfi expandsOn Carmina Burana
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Trionfi notablePart Carmina Burana
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Trionfi hasSubseries Carmina Burana
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Trionfo di Afrodite follows Carmina Burana
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Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi partOf Carmina Burana
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Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi openingMovementOf Carmina Burana
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Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi closingMovementOf Carmina Burana
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Uf dem Anger partOf Carmina Burana
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In Taberna partOf Carmina Burana
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In Taberna premieredWith Carmina Burana 1937 premiere
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In Taberna belongsToCycle scenic cantata Carmina Burana
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Cour d'amours partOf Carmina Burana
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Cour d'amours partOf scenic cantata Carmina Burana
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Blanziflor et Helena partOf Carmina Burana
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Blanziflor et Helena associatedWorkTitle Carmina Burana
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Fortune plango vulnera partOf Carmina Burana
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Fortune plango vulnera catalogueGrouping scenic cantata Carmina Burana
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In trutina partOf Carmina Burana
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In trutina catalogueNumber Trionfi: Carmina Burana, movement 19
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Dulcissime partOf Carmina Burana
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Ave formosissima partOf Carmina Burana
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