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''Carmina Burana'' is a collection of 13th-century Song s and Poetry , the basis for Carl Orff 's 20th-century musical settings, first performed in 1937 . The opening movement of Orff's work, "O Fortuna", has been used in many movies and advertisements. __TOC__ THE MANUSCRIPT The original ''Carmina Burana'' is a Manuscript collection, now in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in Munich , of over 1000 poems and songs written by the early 13th Century . Johann Andreas Schmeller assigned it that title (meaning "Songs of Beuern") in 1847 when he compiled it at the Benedictine Abbey Of Benediktbeuern in Bavaria . Subsequent research has shown that the manuscript did not originate there; Seckau Abbey is regarded as a likely earlier location. The pieces are mostly in Latin - though not in Classical Latin meter - with a few in a dialect of Middle High German , and some snatches of Old French . Many simply are Macaronic , a mixture of Latin and German or French vernacular of the time. They were written by students and Clergy about 1230 , the Latin idiom was the lingua franca across Italy and western European for travelling scholars, universities and theologians. Most of the poems and songs appear to be the work of Goliard s, Clergy (mostly students) who lampooned and satirized the Church . The collection preserves the works of a number of poets, including Peter Of Blois , Walter Of Châtillon , and the Anonymous one referred to as the Archpoet . Some of the songs are accompanied by Neume s that at least suggest the melodies, and performances of reconstructions from them have been recorded. The collection is divided into 6 sections:
Veris dulcis in tempore / florenti stat sub arbore / Iuliana cum sorore. /Dulcis amore! / ''Refl.'' Quit te caret hoc tempore, fit vilior. {Link without Title} THE MODERN MUSIC Selections from the medieval ''Carmina Burana'' were set to music by es to be sung together with instruments and magic images"). Although this formal subtitle is infrequently used to refer to the work, recent productions involving Modern Dance retain this vision of a ''total theater'' comprised of music, words, visual design, movement and dance to overwhelm the senses. Though the original manuscript contained some musical settings, Orff chose to compose a piece for large , Choir Cäcilienchor , staging by Otto Wälterlin and sets and costumes by Ludwig Sievert ). Several performances were repeated elsewhere in Germany and its popularity grew such that it became the most famous piece of music composed in Nazi Germany and its composer quickly commissioned to write other works. While initially condemned by local critics as ''entartet'' ("degenerate", see Degenerate Music ), the work was later enthusiastically embraced by the Nazi regime as a celebration of early "Aryan" culture. After the war the popularity of the work continued to rise, and by the 1960s Carmina Burana was well established as part of the international classic repertory and was performed in 1966 in Israel. Although intended as a staged work involving choreography and other stage action, the piece is now usually performed in concert halls as a cantata. Recent performances involving the Minnesota Dance Theatre and live-footage projections are a notable exception. The work mixes highly rhythmic and percussive passages with tuneful sections. Some portions are purely instrumental, others are for solo voice with accompaniment, and others are for the full ensemble of massed chorus and orchestra: especially effective are the bracketing ''O Fortuna '' sections which open and close the long cantata. The lyrics of the poems cover a wide range of secular topics, as familiar in the and Wealth , the ephemeral nature of life, the joy of the return of Spring , and the pleasures of Drinking , Gluttony , Gambling and Lust . Excerpts, especially the opening and finale number ''O Fortuna'', have been widely used in numerous movie trailers and in various other beer in Australia , and Rickard's Red beer in Canada. In the UK ''O Fortuna'' is best known for its use in a television commercial for Old Spice aftershave. In the US, it is notably used dramatically as part of the opening theme during the first two hours of ABC Radio 's Sean Hannity radio show. Portions of the work appeared in the opening segment of the movie ''Jackass'', starring Johnny Knoxville, as background music in the films '' Excalibur '', '' The Doors '', '' The Omega Code '' and '' Natural Born Killers '' in the dramatic Capture of Mickey and Mallory Knox scene. Additionally, the work has been Sampled in '' The Screen Behind The Mirror '' by Enigma , by Ministry in their song " No W ," by Apoptygma Berzerk in their song "Love Never Dies" and by KMFDM in their song "Liebeslied". During the 1980 s and even up until now, Greek Socialist party PASOK has used ''O Fortuna'' as one of its anthems, mainly as an introduction to public speeches of the party's leader. The Flaming Lips , Ozzy Osbourne , and Therion have used ''O Fortuna'' as their opening music for live shows; the latter also included the song as the last track on their 2000 album '' Deggial ''. Several Techno Remixes have been made. It should be noted that the music from Carmina Burana does not appear in the 1976 film '' The Omen '' as is often thought. The choral music for the film was composed by Jerry Goldsmith and won him his only Academy Award . {Link without Title} In 2005 , German band Corvus Corax recorded the " Cantus Buranus ", a full-length opera set to the original ''Carmina Burana'' manuscript. The music for the opera was fully composed by the band and had no connection with the work by Carl Orff . It was performed with symphonic orchestra, choir and medieval ensemble, combining traditional symphonism with medieval Minstrel -like melodies. Other musical settings of these texts include:
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