2023/24 Season

During this term, we will be working on Carl Orff's famous Cantata, "Carmina Burana", one of the most popular pieces of music of all time.

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Carmina Burana was composed between 1935 and 1936 by Carl Orff, based on 24 poems from the medieval collection "Carmina Burana". Its full Latin title is Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae cantoribus et choris cantandae comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis 

("Songs of Beuern: Secular songs for singers and choruses to be sung together with instruments and magical images")

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To learn your individual voice parts, try the tracks offered by Choralia at https://www.choralia.net/or01mp3/or01mp3en.htm

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Pronunciation of the words in this work can be challenging!

"Carmina Burana" uses text in two languages:

• Medieval Latin - scholastic and poetic, not Italianate, more Germanic

• Middle High German - similar to modern High German, with some notable differences

A useful Pronunciation guide may be downloaded here

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