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Thread #112101   Message #2371536
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
21-Jun-08 - 03:00 PM
Thread Name: Tempus Est Iocundum
Subject: RE: Tempus Est Iocundum
"Carmina burana," by Orff, was composed 1935-1936. He composed the music, not using neumes or other indications for the c. 24 poems that he selected from the MS (probably from the Brost or similar volume). Some parts of the songs were slightly modified or deleted.

The Orff texts and translations are here: http://ccc.classical.net/music/comp.lst/works/orff-cb/carmlyr.php

Schott Musik International, Mainz, Germany, holds the copyright to Orff's composition (Weihergarten 5, 55116 Mainz). Website www.schott-music.com