Carl Orff

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Carl Orff
Orff c. 1970
Born(1895-07-10)10 July 1895
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died29 March 1982(1982-03-29) (aged 86)
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Occupations
  • Composer
  • music educator
Known forCarmina Burana
WorksList of compositions
Spouses
  • Alice Solscher
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    (m. 1920; div. 1927)​
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    (m. 1939; div. 1953)​
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    (m. 1954; div. 1959)​
  • Liselotte Schmitz
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    (m. 1960)​
Children1
RelativesAlwin Seifert (brother-in-law)

Carl Heinrich Maria Orff (German: [kaʁl ˈʔɔʁf] ⓘ; 10 July 1895 – 29 March 1982) was a German composer and music educator, who composed the cantata Carmina Burana (1937). The concepts of his Schulwerk were influential for children's music education.

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