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Carl Orff

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Noun1.Carl Orff - German musician who developed a widely used system for teaching music to children (1895-1982)


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Schott, based in Mainz, Germany, is the original publisher of Beethoven and Wagner, as well as renowned contemporary composers such as Paul Hindemith, Gyorgy Ligeti, Carl Orff, Krzysztof Penderecki, Sir Michael Tippett, Kurt Weill, Tobias Picker and Joseph Schwantner.
Highlights include the opera ``Die Kluge'' by Carl Orff and Bach's St.
Finally, Carl Orff adapted some of Dalcroze's ideas in creating his own system, which encourages improvisation on basic instruments such as xylophones.
 
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