Carl Orff (1895-1982)
Although
his fame rests on the success of a single work, the famous and
frequently commercially mutilated Carmina
Burana,
Carl Orff was in fact a multi-faceted musician and prolific composer
who wrote in many styles before developing the primal, driving language
which informs his most famous work. In addition to his fame as the
creator of Carmina
burana,
Orff enjoyed international renown as the world's pre-eminent authority
on children's music education, his life's work in that area represented
by Musik für Kinder,
five eclectic collections of music to be performed by children,
eventually developing into a more extensive series known as Orff Schulwerk.- All Music Guide
COMPOSITIONS Orff Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Orff on Orff
Zarathustra, baritone, male chorus and orchestra (1911-12)
Gisei, das Opfer (The Victim), music drama/opera (1913) [after Japanese drama by Terakaya]
Tanzende Faune, orchestra (1914)
Ein Sammernachtstraum, music for the play (1917-62; fiinal ver. 1964) [after Shakespeare]
3 Lieder, tenor and orchestra (1918-19) [text: R. Dehmel]
Leonce und Lena, incidental music, orchestra (1919)
Des Turmes Auferstehung (Resurrection of the Tower), cantata, 2 bar., orch & organ (1920; rev. male chorus, orch & org, 1921)
Lieder (various), voice and piano (1911-21)
Klage der Ariadne, [stage work] (1925; rev. 1940) [after Rinuccini; an adaption of Claudio Monteverdi's "Lamento d'Arianna"]
Orpheus, opera in 3 acts (1923-24; rev. 1929) [after Striggio; free adaptation from Claudio Monteverdi's "L'Orfeo"]
Tanz der Spröden, ballet (1925; rev. 1940) [Rinuccini; adaptation of Monteverdi's ballet "Il ballo della ingrate"]
Kleines Konzert, winds, harpsichord and percussion (1927; rev. for orchestra, 1937) [based on 16th-century themes]
Entrata, orchestra and org (1928; rev. 1940) [after Byrd: The Bells]
Catulli Carmina I (1930)
Catulli Carmina II (1931)
Cantata (Werkbuch I), chorus, piano and percussion (1930-32; rev. 1968) [text: F. Werfel]
Cantata (Werkbuch II), chorus, piano and percussion (1930-31; rev. 1968-73) [text: B. Brecht]
Cantus-Firmus Sätze, 2-4 voices, w/opt. instruments (1932; rev. 1954) [from "OrffSchulwerk"]
Orff-Schulwerk: elementare Musikubung (1931-34) [in collaboration with G. Keetman]
Musik für Kinder, "Schulwerk" (School work), 5 vols. (1930–35, reworked 1950–54) [in collaboration with G. Keetman]
Carmina Burana, cantiones profanae (scenic cantata), 3 scenes, soloists, chorus and orchestra (1936) [medieval Latin texts]
Der Mond (The Moon), kleines Welttheater (opera), 1 act (1936-38; rev. 1970) [after Grimm Brothers]
Antigonae, Trauerspiel (tragic opera), 5 acts (1941-49) [Sophocles]
Catulli Carmina, ludi scaenici (scenic cantata), 3 acts and Exordium, soloists, chorus and orchestra (1941-43) [after Catullus]
Die Kluge (The Wise Woman): The Story of the King and the Wise Woman, opera, 12 scenes (1941-42) [after Grimm Brothers]
Die Bernauerin (The Tragedy of Agnes Bernauer), bairisches Stuck (opera), 7 scenes (1944-46) [Orff]
Astutuli, bairische Komodie, stage work, 1 act (1946-48) [Orff]
Trionfo di Afrodite, concerto scenico (scenic concert), 7 scenes (1949-51) [text: Catullus, Sappho and Euripides]
Concento di voci, chorus (1931-56)
- Sirmio
- Laudes creatorum
- Sunt lacrimae rerum
Oedipus der Tyrann, Trauerspiel (tragic opera) (1951-58) [after Sophocles]
Trionfi, trittico teatrale (1953), consisting of:
- Carmina burana
- Catulli carmina
- Trionfo di Afrodite
Comoedia de Christi resurrectione, Osterspiel (Easter play) (1955) [Orff] [for TV performance]
Dithyrambi, chorus and instruments (1955-56; rev. 1981) [text: F. Schiller]
Lamenti, trittico teatrale (1958), consisting of:
- Klage der Ariadne
- Orpheus
- Tanz der Sproden
Ludus de nato Infante mirificus, Weihnachtsspiel (Christmas/Nativity play) (1960) [Orff]
Prometheus desmotes, opera in 1 act (1963-67) [Orff, after Aeschylus]
Stücke, speaking chorus (1969)
De temporum fine comoedia (A Play of the End of Time), Buhnenspiel, (opera or musical play), 3 parts (1970-71; rev. 1979;
final ver. 1981) [Orff]
Rota, chorus and instruments (1972) [after "Sumer is icumen in"]
Sprechstucke, speaker, speaking chorus and percussion (1976)
WORKS BY GENRE Orff Links ~ ~ ~ Orff on Orff ~ top of page ~
Opera/Theater/Stage Works
Gisei, das Opfer (The Victim), music drama/opera (1913) [after Japanese drama by Terakaya]
Ein Sammernachtstraum, music for the play (1917-62; fiinal ver. 1964) [after Shakespeare]
Klage der Ariadne, [stage work] (1925; rev. 1940) [after Rinuccini; an adaption of Claudio Monteverdi's "Lamento d'Arianna"]
Orpheus, opera in 3 acts (1923-24; rev. 1929) [after Striggio; free adaptation from Claudio Monteverdi's "L'Orfeo"]
Tanz der Spröden, ballet (1925; rev. 1940) [Rinuccini; adaptation of Monteverdi's ballet "Il ballo della ingrate"]
Carmina Burana, cantiones profanae (scenic cantata), 3 scenes, soloists, chorus and orchestra (1936) [medieval Latin texts]
Der Mond (The Moon), kleines Welttheater (opera), 1 act (1936-38; rev. 1970) [after Grimm Brothers]
Antigonae, Trauerspiel (tragic opera), 5 acts (1941-49) [Sophocles]
Catulli Carmina, ludi scaenici (scenic cantata), 3 acts and Exordium, soloists, chorus and orchestra (1941-43) [after Catullus]
Die Kluge (The Wise Woman): The Story of the King and the Wise Woman, opera, 12 scenes (1941-42) [after Grimm Brothers]
Die Bernauerin (The Tragedy of Agnes Bernauer), bairisches Stuck (opera), 7 scenes (1944-46) [Orff]
Astutuli, bairische Komodie, stage work, 1 act (1946-48) [Orff]
Trionfo di Afrodite, concerto scenico (scenic concert), 7 scenes (1949-51) [text: Catullus, Sappho and Euripides]
Oedipus der Tyrann, Trauerspiel (tragic opera) (1951-58) [after Sophocles]
Trionfi, trittico teatrale (1953), consisting of:
- Carmina burana
- Catulli carmina
- Trionfo di Afrodite
Comoedia de Christi resurrectione, Osterspiel (Easter play) (1955) [Orff] [for TV performance]
Lamenti, trittico teatrale (1958), consisting of:
- Klage der Ariadne
- Orpheus
- Tanz der Sproden
Ludus de nato Infante mirificus, Weihnachtsspiel (Christmas/Nativity play) (1960) [Orff]
Prometheus desmotes, opera in 1 act (1963-67) [Orff, after Aeschylus]
De temporum fine comoedia (A Play of the End of Time), Buhnenspiel, (opera or musical play), 3 parts (1970-71; rev. 1979;
final ver. 1981) [Orff]
Orchestra
Tanzende Faune, orchestra (1914)
Kleines Konzert, winds, harpsichord and percussion (1927; rev. for orchestra, 1937) [based on 16th-century themes]
Entrata, orchestra and org (1928; rev. 1940) [after Byrd: The Bells]
Chorus w/Orchestra
Zarathustra, baritone, male chorus and orchestra (1911-12)
Des Turmes Auferstehung (Resurrection of the Tower), cantata, 2 bar., orch & organ (1920; rev. male chorus, orch & org, 1921)
Catulli Carmina I (1930)
Catulli Carmina II (1931)
Cantata (Werkbuch I), chorus, piano and percussion (1930-32; rev. 1968) [text: F. Werfel]
Cantata (Werkbuch II), chorus, piano and percussion (1930-31; rev. 1968-73) [text: B. Brecht]
Carmina Burana, cantiones profanae (scenic cantata), 3 scenes, soloists, chorus and orchestra (1936) [medieval Latin texts]
Catulli Carmina, ludi scaenici (scenic cantata), 3 acts and Exordium, soloists, chorus and orchestra (1941-43) [after Catullus]
Trionfo di Afrodite, concerto scenico (scenic concert), 7 scenes (1949-51) [text: Catullus, Sappho and Euripides]
Concento di voci, chorus (1931-56)
- Sirmio
- Laudes creatorum
- Sunt lacrimae rerum
Dithyrambi, chorus and instruments (1955-56; rev. 1981) [text: F. Schiller]
Stücke, speaking chorus (1969)
Rota, chorus and instruments (1972) [after "Sumer is icumen in"]
Sprechstucke, speaker, speaking chorus and percussion (1976)
Choral
Des Turmes Auferstehung (Resurrection of the Tower), cantata, 2 bar., orch & organ (1920; rev. male chorus, orch & org, 1921)
Vocal
Lieder (various), voice and piano (1911-21)
Zarathustra, baritone, male chorus and orchestra (1911-12)
3 Lieder, tenor and orchestra (1918-19) [text: R. Dehmel]
Cantus-Firmus Sätze, 2-4 voices, w/opt. instruments (1932; rev. 1954) [from "OrffSchulwerk"]
Incidental/Film
Leonce und Lena, incidental music, orchestra (1919)
Ein Sammernachtstraum, music for the play (1917-62; fiinal ver. 1964) [after Shakespeare]
Educational
Orff-Schulwerk: elementare Musikubung (1931-34) [in collaboration with G. Keetman]
Musik für Kinder, "Schulwerk" (School work), 5 vols. (1930–35, reworked 1950–54) [in collaboration with G. Keetman]
- Volume 1: Musica Poetica
Vier Stücke für Xylophon
1: Gassenhauer nach Hans Neusiedler (1536), Sopran-, Altxlophon, Castagnetten, kleine Trommel, Schellentrommel
und Pauken [Musik für Kinder III, Nr. 15 (1952)]
2: Allegro, Sopran-, Altxylophon, Schellentrommel und kleine Trommel ohne Schnarrsaite
[Spielbuch für Xylophon II Nr. 15 (1966)]
3: Allegretto, Sopran-, Altxylophon, Maracas, Schellentrommel und Tom-Toms
[Spielbuch für Xylophon III Nr. 24(1966)]
4: Sempre rubato, Sopran- und Altxylophon [Spielbuch für Xylophon III Nr. 16 (1966)]
Fünf Kleine Kanons [aus "Stücke für Flöte und Trummel", 1956]
1: Erster Kanon, Sopran-, Tenorblockflöte und Handtrommein
2: Zweiter Kanon, Sopran-, Tenorblockflöte und Templeblocks
3: Dritter Kanon, Renaissance-Blockflöte in G und zwei Tom-Toms
4: Vierter Kanon, Sopranino, Altblockflöte und kleine Trommel
5: Fünfer Kanon, Tenorblockflöte und zwei Tom-Toms
Vier Tanzstücke [Carl Orff]
1: Tanz (eingerichtet von Willfried Hiller), Violine und Violincello [Klavier Übung I, Kleines Spielbuch, Nr. 8, 9, 10 (1966)]
2: Hirtentanz (eingerichtet con Wilfried Hiller), vln & vc [Klavier-Übung I, Nr. 11(1933), Geigen-Übung 1, Nr. 13 (1933)]
3: Tanz, Tenorblockflöte, Violine und Violincello und Schellen [Rhythmisch-melodische Übung, Nr. 122 (1931)]
4: Tanz für Violine Solo [Geigen-Übung 1, Nr. 40 (1933)]
Lieder und Spielstücke [Carl Orff]
1: Andante, Tenorblockflöte, Violine und Violincello und Triangel [Rhythmisch-melodische Übung, Nr. 70 (1931)]
2: Com moto, Sopranblockflöte, Violine und Violincello und Schellen [Musik für Kinder II, Nr. 12 (1951)]
3: Heia Popeia, Mezzosopra, Sopranblockflöte, Glockenspiel, vln & vc [Musik für Kinder I, Nr. 27 (1950)]
4: Rondo (Wilfried Hiller), Sopranblockflöte, vln, vc, Templeblocks und Maracas [Musik für Kinder I, Nr. 22 und 37 (1950)]
5: Tun ma gehn, Rösserl bschlagn, Mezzosopran und Klatsch-Chor [Musik für Kinder I, Nr. 1 (1950)]
DREI STÜCKE FÜR FLÖTE UND SCHLAGZEUG (Gunild Keetman)
(aus: Stücke für Flöte und Trommel, 1956)
19 Ruhig für Renaissanceblockflöte in G und Schellentrommel, Nr. 7 1'28"
20 Lebhaft für Sopranblockflöte und Bongos Nr. 14 0'32"
21 Ruhig fließend für Sopran-, Tenorblockflöte, Zimbeln und Triangel Nr. 15 2'11"
LIEDER UND TÄNZE (Carl Orff)
22 Schwalbenlied für Mezzosopran, Tenorblockflöte, Violine und Xylophon 0'48"
Musik für Kinder IV, Nr. 4 (1953)
23 In kleinstem Raum für Mezzospran, Tenorblockflöte, Glockenspiel, Violine und Violoncello 2'13"
Musik für Kinder IV, Nr. 7 und 8 (1953)
24 Tanz für Alt-, Tenorblockflöte, Violine, Violoncello und Handtrommel 2'09"
Rhythmisch-melodische Übung, Nr. 66 und 67 (1931) 2'21"
25 Ruhiger Tanz für Altblockflöte, Violine, Violoncello und Bongos
Rhythmisch-melodische Übung, Nr. 69 und 70 (1931)
26 Der Lirendreier für Mezzosopran, Violine, Violoncello und Altxylophon 1'22"
Musik für Kinder IV, Nr. 10 (1953), Geigen-Übung I, Nr. 39 (1933)
27 Ekstatischer Tanz (Gunild Keetman) für Klatsch-Chor, Rasseln und Schlagwerk 2'43"
Musik für Kinder V (1954)
ZWEI TAKTWECHSELTÄNZE FÜR VIOLINE UND VIOLONCELLO (Carl Orff)
28 Tanz 1 1'57"
Klavier-Übung I, Nr. 18 (1933), Geigen-Übung I, Nr. 34 (1933)
29 Tanz 2 1'09"
Klavier-Übung I, Nr. 21 (1933), Geigen-Übung I, Nr. 7 (1933)
SIEBEN VOLKSTÄNZE (Carl Orff)
30 Marmotte für Mezzosopran, Sopranblockflöte, Violine, Violoncello und Schellentrommel 0'37"
Musik für Kinder IV, Nr. 15 (1953)
31 Tanz 1 für Violine und Violoncello 1'09"
Klavier-Übung, Nr. 29 (1933)
32 Tanz 2 für Violine und Violoncello 0'28"
Rhythmisch-melodische Übung, Nr. 116
33 Tanz 3 für Violine und Violoncello 1'18"
Geigen-Übung I, Anhang
34 Tanz 4 für Violine solo 0'32"
Geigen-Übung I, Nr. 30
35 Tanz 5 für Violine solo 0'47"
Geigen-Übung I, Nr. 38
36 J’ai vu le loup für Mezzosopran, Sopranino, Violine, Violoncello und Schellentrommel 1'30"
Musik für Kinder IV, Nr. 14 (1953)
MUSIK ZUR NACHT
37 Melodie (Gunild Keetman) für Renaissance-Altblockflöte in G und Handtrommel 1'27"
Stücke für Flöte und Trommel, Nr. 20 (1956)
38 Abendsegen (Carl Orff) für Mezzosopran und Glockenspiel 0'42"
Musik für Kinder IV, Nr. 36 (1953)
39 Wiegenlied (Carl Orff) für Mezzosopran, Tenorblockflöte, Glockenspiel, Violine und Violoncello 1'02"
Musik für Kinder II, Nr. 3 (1951)
40 Siziliano (Carl Orff) für Violine und Violoncello 1'28"
Klavier-Übung I, Nr. 7 (1933)
41 Das Märchen von Klein-Flöhchen und Klein-Läuschen (Carl Orff) 5'57"
für Sprechstimme, Altxylophon, Holztrommel, Große Trommel, Becken,
Becken, Triangel, Tam-Tam, Ratsche und Maracas
Musik für Kinder V, Nr. 1 (1954)
42 Die arme Bettelfrau singt ihr Kind in Schlaf (Carl Orff) 4'26"
für Mezzosopran, Tenorblockflöte, Glockenspiel, Violine und Violoncello
Musik für Kinder IV, Nr. 7 (Vor- und Nachspiel) (1953), Musik für Kinder IV, Nr. 44
ORFF LINKS Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Orff on Orff ~ top of page ~
[under construction]
The Chorister's Companion - "Praelusio" to Catulli Carmina by Carl Orff (prepared by Andrew Cottle)
Composer website . . . inquire about Carl Orff: at composer website
Orff Center, Munich
American Orff-Schulwerk Association
Orff @ Wikipedia
Orff @ About.com
Orff @ Answers.com
Orff @ Art + Culture
Orff @ Celestial Harmonies
Orff @ Classic Cat
Orff @ Classical Archives
Orff @ Classical Composers Database
Orff @ Classical Musical Midi Page
Orff @ Classical Net
Orff @ ClassicsToday
Orff @ Dilettante Music
Orff @ Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers
Orff @ Educational CyberPlayGround
Orff @ Facebook
Orff @ IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
Orff @ InstantEncore
Orff @ Karadar Classical Music
Orff @ Klassika
Orff @ MSN Music
Orff @ Musical Heritage Society
Orff @ MusicWeb International
Orff @ musicianguide.com
Orff @ MySpaceMusic
Orff @ Naxos
Orff @ The New York Times
Orff @ NNDB
Orff @ NPRmusic
Orff @ REC Music Foundation /The Lied and Art Song Texts Page
Orff @ Schott Music
Publisher
Orff @ Schott Music
Check also - Music Sage http://www.musicsage.org/
Streaming Audio
Orff @ Classical Archives
Orff @ Classical Musical Midi Page
Orff @ last.fm
Orff @ MidiWorld
Orff @ MySpaceMusic (1)
Orff @ MySpaceMusic (2)
Orff @ MySpaceMusic (3)
Orff @ NPRmusic
Orff @ PRX (Public Radio Exchange)
Orff @ Rhapsody
Recordings
Orff @ ArkivMusic
Orff @ ClassicsOnline
Orff @ Discogs
Video
Orff @ YouTube
Orff @ Google Video
Orff @ Vimeo
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