Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction
by Eric Salzman
Period: Early 20th
Century
Born: Wednesday, July 10, 1895 in Munich, Germany
Died: Monday, March 29, 1982 in Munich, Germany
Nation of Origin: Germany
Major Works:
Oratorio: Carmina Burana, Cantiones profanae (Songs
of Beuren) (1935-1936)
Educational Work: Das Schulwerk, Musik für Kinder
(1930-1935)
Other Information:
Orff developed a method of teaching music to young children based
on the process of composition and improvisation. The Orff
instrumentarium is a collection of xylophones, marimbas, and other
instruments used by children in classrooms throughout the
world.
General Bibliography:
Kennedy, Michael, The Oxford Dictionary of
Music, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1997, ISBN:
0198691629
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove
Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc.,
January 2001, ISBN: 1561592390
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors,
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group,
December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900,
Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186
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