A Modern Medieval Mega-Hit

3. September 2009, 21:03 Uhr Contemporary Music, Dallas Wind Symphony, All PodcastsProfessor Carol

What’s this program about?
Carl Orff selected vivid poems from a Medieval manuscript and super-charged them with color and energy to create the mega-hit “Carmina Burana” in 1937. An innovative music educator and proponent of Eurhythmics, Orff poured his understanding of natural melody and rhythm into this theatrical work, a spectacle for ear and eye.

Works discussed: Carl Orff, Carmina Burana

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