Carl Orff
German composer and music educator
Carl Heinrich Maria Orff was a German composer and music educator, who composed the cantata Carmina Burana. The concepts of his Schulwerk were influential for children's music education. Wikipedia
Born: July 10, 1895, Munich, Germany
Died: March 29, 1982 (age 86 years), Munich, Germany
Education: Hochschule für Musik und Theater München (1912–1914), Mozarteum University Salzburg, and Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium Stuttgart
Spouse: Liselotte Schmitz (m. 1960), Luise Rinser (m. 1954–1959), Gertrud Willert (m. 1939–1953), and more
Children: Godela Büchtemann-Orff
Parents: Paula Koestler Orff and Heinrich Maria Orff
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