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Carl Orff, an Uncommon card
Carl Heinrich Maria Orff was a German composer and music educator who is best known for composing the cantata Carmina Burana and formulating concepts of his Schulwerk, which became influential for children's music education.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 180
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 140,000
Ranked #878 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Carl Orff quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Carl Orff card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Born in Munich, Orff was raised in a ______ family that was scholarly and musical, and later attended the Munich Academy of Music.
Answer
military. Born in Munich, Orff was raised in a military family that was scholarly and musical, and later attended the Munich Academy of Music. From the Carl Orff article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
After composing a number of Lieder and other orchestral works, he completed his Carmina Burana for voices and large orchestra in ____, setting poems from the medieval poetry collection of the same name.
Answer
1930s. After composing a number of Lieder and other orchestral works, he completed his Carmina Burana for voices and large orchestra in 1936, setting poems from the medieval poetry collection of the same name. From the Carl Orff article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Born in Munich, Orff was raised in a military family that was scholarly and musical, and later attended the Munich Academy of Music.
- After composing a number of Lieder and other orchestral works, he completed his Carmina Burana for voices and large orchestra in 1936, setting poems from the medieval poetry collection of the same name.
- Its première was an immediate great success and Orff considered it the first time he had done exactly what he wanted, although he did not have his previous works destroyed as sometimes claimed.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Carl Orff article was read about 140,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Carl Orff (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Orff-Zentrum München, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
