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Set Work:Carmina Burana ‘O Fortuna’ by Carl Orff
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First…..
The Modern Period 1900 - Present
‘My Bed’ by Tracy Emin
John Cage - 4’33’’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY7UK-6aaNA
Modern art and music...
- Pushes boundaries- No rules, anything goes - Forces the viewer / listener to work it out
As with every musical period, the music reflects the time it was composed in.
O Fortuna - André Rieu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD3VsesSBsw
Carmina Burana ‘O Fortuna’
-Written by the German Composer Carl Orff-Written in 1937-Written during World War II-It is a cantata
A Cantata is….a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
A piece of music for voices
O Fortuna Score
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=927jSLrAJOs
What kind of note gets one beat. In this case, the Semibreve
Number of beats in a bar, in this case 3.
Themes of the text in the work:
➔ Love ➔ Life ➔ Church ➔ Luck or fortune
Translated Lyrics 1O Fortunavelut lunastatu variabilis,semper crescisaut decrescis;vita detestabilisnunc obduratet tunc curatludo mentis aciem,egestatem,potestatemdissolvit ut glaciem.
O Fortune,like the moonyou are changeable,always waxingor waning;hateful lifefirst oppressesand then soothesas fancy takes it;povertyand powerit melts them like ice
Translated Lyrics 2Sors immaniset inanis,rota tu volubilis,status malus,vana salussemper dissolubilis,obumbrataet velatamichi quoque niteris;nunc per ludumdorsum nudumfero tui sceleris.
Fate – monstrousand empty,you whirling wheel,stand malevolent,well-being is vainand always fades to nothing,shadowedand veiledyou plague me too;now through trickery,I bring my bare backto your villainy.
Translated Lyrics 3Sors salutiset virtutismichi nunc contraria,est affectuset defectussemper in angaria.Hac in horasine moracorde pulsum tangite;quod per sortemsternit fortem,mecum omnes plangite!
Fate, in healthand in virtue,is against me,driven onand weighted down,always enslaved.So at this hourwithout delaypluck the vibrating string;since Fatestrikes down the strong man,everyone weep with me!
In your notes copies…
Write a definition for each of the following terms:
1. Cantata2. Poco stringendo3. Tutti4. Mode5. Unitary
O Fortuna Piano Quartet
Mood
Dynamics
Tempo
Performing Medium
O Fortuna 1812 Overture Finale
Similarities
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Introduction:
O Fortuna, Velut Luna, statu variabilis
➔ Introduction bars 1-4➔ Fortissimo➔ Time signature ➔ Tonality: Minor (Lah
mode➔ Performing Medium:
Full orchestra, SATB chorus
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