Carmina Burana. Cantiones profanae cantoribus et choris cantandae comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis

AuthorCarl Orff
GenreMusic, Composition & Creative Writing
Original LanguageGerman, Latin
Written1936
First published1937
LinksWikipedia · Publisher's site (Schott)
Notes"Carmina Burana" is a scenic cantata composed in 1935 and 1936 as part of the triptych "Trionfi". It is based on 24 poems from the medieval collection "Carmina Burana" and was first performed in Frankfurt on 8 June 1937. The first and last movement is the well-known chorus "O Fortuna".
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