Carl Orff

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Carl Orff
Carl Orff, c. 1970
Born(1895-07-10)10 July 1895
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died29 March 1982(1982-03-29) (aged 86)
Munich, West Germany
WorksList of compositions

Carl Heinrich Maria Orff (German: [kaʁl ˈɔʁf] ⓘ; 10 July 1895 – 29 March 1982[1]) was a German composer and music educator,[2] who composed the cantata Carmina Burana (1937).[3] The concepts of his Schulwerk were influential for children's music education.

  1. ^ Dangel-Hofmann 1999.
  2. ^ Randel, Don Michael, ed. (1996). "Orff, Carl". The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Cambridge, MA: Belknap. p. 653. ISBN 0-674-37299-9.
  3. ^ Rothstein, Edward (31 March 1982). "Carl Orff, Teacher and Composer of Carmina Burana, Dead at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2022.