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In 1935–36, "{{Lang|la|O Fortuna}}" was set to music by German composer [[Carl Orff]] as a part of "{{Lang|la|Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi}}", the opening and closing [[Movement (music)|movement]] of his [[cantata]] ''[[Carmina Burana (Orff)|Carmina Burana]]''. It was first staged by the [[Alte Oper|Frankfurt Opera]] on 8 June 1937. It opens at a slow pace with thumping [[drum]]s and choir that drops quickly into a whisper, building slowly in a steady [[crescendo]] of drums and short [[String section|string]] and [[French horn|horn]] notes peaking on one last long powerful note and ending abruptly. The tone is modal, until the last 9 bars. A performance takes a little over two and a half minutes. |
In 1935–36, "{{Lang|la|O Fortuna}}" was set to music by German composer [[Carl Orff]] as a part of "{{Lang|la|Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi}}", the opening and closing [[Movement (music)|movement]] of his [[cantata]] ''[[Carmina Burana (Orff)|Carmina Burana]]''. It was first staged by the [[Alte Oper|Frankfurt Opera]] on 8 June 1937. It opens at a slow pace with thumping [[drum]]s and choir that drops quickly into a whisper, building slowly in a steady [[crescendo]] of drums and short [[String section|string]] and [[French horn|horn]] notes peaking on one last long powerful note and ending abruptly. The tone is modal, until the last 9 bars. A performance takes a little over two and a half minutes. |
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Orff's setting of the poem has influenced and been used in [[Carl Orff's O Fortuna in popular culture|many other works]] and has been performed by countless [[classical music]] ensembles and popular artists. It can be heard in numerous movies and television commercials and has become a staple in popular culture, setting the mood for dramatic or cataclysmic situations.<ref>[http://forums.kickassclassical.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5 "O Fortuna" in popular culture.]</ref> "O Fortuna" topped a 2009 list of the most-played classical music of the previous 75 years in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Most played classical music of the past 75 years |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8432499.stm |date=28 December 2009|newspaper=[[BBC News]] |location= |access-date= }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:58, 6 April 2017
"O Fortuna" is a medieval Latin Goliardic poem written early in the 13th century, part of the collection known as the Carmina Burana. It is a complaint about Fortuna, the inexorable fate that rules both gods and men in Roman and Greek mythology.
In 1935–36, "O Fortuna" was set to music by German composer Carl Orff as a part of "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi", the opening and closing movement of his cantata Carmina Burana. It was first staged by the Frankfurt Opera on 8 June 1937. It opens at a slow pace with thumping drums and choir that drops quickly into a whisper, building slowly in a steady crescendo of drums and short string and horn notes peaking on one last long powerful note and ending abruptly. The tone is modal, until the last 9 bars. A performance takes a little over two and a half minutes.
Orff's setting of the poem has influenced and been used in many other works and has been performed by countless classical music ensembles and popular artists. It can be heard in numerous movies and television commercials and has become a staple in popular culture, setting the mood for dramatic or cataclysmic situations.[1] "O Fortuna" topped a 2009 list of the most-played classical music of the previous 75 years in the United Kingdom.[2]
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See also
References
- ^ "O Fortuna" in popular culture.
- ^ "Most played classical music of the past 75 years". BBC News. 28 December 2009.
- ^ Orff's Carmina Burana lyrics, original and English translation side-by-side
External links
Latin Wikisource has original text related to this article: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi- "O Fortuna", at David Parlett's translation of the Carmina Burana
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