Artist: Carl Orff
Author: Carl Orff
Year: 1937
From the Carmina Burana, first performed in France that year. Based upon troubadour poetry from a 13th century manuscript, found in a Bavarian Benedictine abbey.
Covers:
Freek de Jonge [as De Mythe]
Fortuna [house version; n°1 NL & B as O Fortuna]
Apotheosis [idem; both this and Fortuna's dance version were succesfully sued by the Orff family]
Puff Daddy [sampled in Hate Me Now; hit UK & NL]
Numerous modern medieval music ensembles (like Ensemble Alegria in '91) detour the Orff interpretation and concentrate on the original Carmina manuscripts to come up with more authentic sounding music.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)