The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #112101   Message #2372359
Posted By: GUEST
23-Jun-08 - 05:58 AM
Thread Name: Tempus Est Iocundum
Subject: RE: Tempus Est Iocundum
i made no mention of orff in the commentary - all i said was that it came from carmina burana and that i performed it with a local, medieval music group.

screw 'em ... i dislike the idea of repetitive "covers" in any case. not everyone agrees, but to me - this is early folk music and i qualify! i'm working on a variation of the melody - a process i'm sure my "early music" predecessors engaged in.

not that i'll use any of them ... but "tempus est iocundum" can be sung to "old macdonald had a farm" ... "100 bottles of beer on the wall" ... "frère jacques" ... and at a pinch "the star spangled banner" ...

... cd available soon.