Definition of Carl Orff

1. Noun. German musician who developed a widely used system for teaching music to children (1895-1982).

Exact synonyms: Orff
Generic synonyms: Educator, Pedagog, Pedagogue, Musician

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carl Orff

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Carissa grandiflora
Carissa macrocarpa
Carl
Carl Anderson
Carl August Nielson
Carl Clinton Van Doren
Carl David Anderson
Carl Gauss
Carl Gustaf Mossander
Carl Gustav Jung
Carl Jung
Carl Lewis
Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Nielson
Carl Orff (current term)
Carl Rogers
Carl Sandburg
Carl Van Doren
Carl XVI Gustaf
Carl XVI Gustav
Carl Yastrzemski
Carl von Linne
Carla
Carlen
Carlen's tube
Carlene
Carleton
Carley
Carley float

Literary usage of Carl Orff

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Daytrips Germany by Earl Steinbicker (2002)
"While exploring the interior, be on the lookout for the tomb of the 20th-century composer Carl Orff (1895-1982), world-famous for his Carmina Burana. ..."

2. Adventure Guide Germany by Henk Bekker (2005)
"20th-century Classical Richard Strauss (Also sprach Zarathustra) and Carl Orff (Carmina Burana) wrote some innovative pieces early in the century before ..."

3. Munichby Dan Colwell by Dan Colwell (2001)
"The Munich Philharmonic plays at the Philharmonia Hall, while chamber works, smaller orchestral and World Music concerts can be heard in the Carl-Orff-Saal, ..."

4. Neues allgemeines deutsches Adels-lexicon by Ernst Heinrich Kneschke (1865)
"Oct. 1790 für D. Gottfried Carl Orff. Der Empfänger des Diploms, ... Lieutenant Carl Orff, geb. 1797, dessen Adel durch königliches Rescript vom 24. Febr. ..."

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