Carl Orff (Carl Orff)( German composer, musicologist, and teacher.)
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Biography Carl Orff (Carl Orff)
Carl Orff (Carl Orff) was born July 10, 1895 in Munich. The German composer, musicologist, and teacher.
As a child (from five years) learned to play the piano, organ, cello. Further musical education was at the Munich Academy of Music, student A.Beer-Valbrunna, G. Tsilhera (graduated in 1914). Subsequently (1921-1922) studied with famous polifonista G. Kaminski. From 1915 to 1919 conducted in Munich, Mannheim, Darmstadt. In 1924, founded in Munich in conjunction with D. Gunter music school (Gyuntershule), . on the experience of which was building a system of musical education of children with movement (gymnastics, . dance) and music, . developed a new type of musical instruments ( "instruments" Orff "), . The results of this work are set out in special music textbooks (1930-1935).
At the same time directed the concerts of Bach Society. Since 1950, Professor compositions Munich Conservatory. Member of the Bavarian Academy of Arts, Academy of Santa Cecilia, an honorary doctor of philosophy, University of Tц?bingen.
Orff - pronounced artist-humanist. The main field of art - musical and theatrical works of various genres, . including the original form of a combination of recitation, . singing, . Pantomime, . dance and music as a part of scenic action, . and in concert (cantata-oratorio) plan, . Some of them are connected with Bavarian folk music and poetic art. Carl Orff died on March 29, 1982 in Munich.
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