Carl Orff

Carl Orff
Carl Orff, c. 1970
Born(1895-07-10)10 July 1895
Died29 March 1982(1982-03-29) (aged 86)
Munich, West Germany
WorksList of compositions
SpouseAlice Solscher (m.1920; div. 1927)

Gertrud Orff (m. 1939; div. 1953) Luise Rinser (m. 1954; div. 1959)

Liselotte Schmitz (m. 1960)
ChildrenGodela Orff-Büchtemann

Carl Heinrich Maria Orff (German: [kaʁl ˈɔʁf] ; 10 July 1895 – 29 March 1982) was a German composer and music educator, who composed the cantata Carmina Burana (1937). The concepts of his Schulwerk were influential for children's music education.