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Carl Orff
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Overview
Born
July 10
,
1895
·
Munich, Germany
Died
March 29
,
1982
·
Munich, Germany
(undisclosed)
Birth name
Karl Heinrich Maria Orff
Mini Bio
Carl Orff was born on July 10, 1895 in Munich, Germany. He was a composer and writer, known for
Excalibur (1981)
,
6 Underground (2019)
and
Natural Born Killers (1994)
. He was married to Liselotte Schmitz,
Luise Rinser
, Gertrud Willert and
Alice Solscher
. He died on March 29, 1982 in Munich, Germany.
Family
Spouses
Liselotte Schmitz
(1960 - March 29, 1982) (his death)
Luise Rinser
(1954 - 1959) (divorced)
Gertrud Willert
(1939 - 1953) (divorced)
Alice Solscher
(1920 - 1927) (divorced, 1 child)
Trivia
Studied at Munich Academy of Music with Heinrich Kaminski. Published 'Schulwerk' describing his method of conducting in 1930.
Most known for the composition of "Carmina Burana" (1937).
Lived in Dießen at Lake Ammer in Bavaria until his death.
Honorary citizen of Munich (1975).
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