Carl Orff

Carl Orff, equally at home as a composer and man of the theatre, humanist and educationalist, achieved worldwide fame with his »Carmina Burana«.

The variety of his works for the stage in which he combined inspiration from Mediaeval mystery plays, folk tales from his Bavarian roots, fairy tales from around the world and Greek tragedy bears witness to the creative power of one of the most outstanding artistic personalities of the 20th century.

The Orff-Schulwerk, an educational concept for elemental education in music and movement which has been disseminated worldwide in over thirty countries, has had a significant impact on musical education for children around the world for over fifty years.


The Carl Orff Museum is closed since 2022 and will be rebuilt in Carl Orff's former home. Learn more here ›››


«Alles ist Phantasie»

Carl Orff, on the 125th Anniversary of his Birth, 10th of July 2020
on behalf of the Carl Orff Foundation and the Orff Center Munich (p) Nightfrog Media & Film


«Malagueña Videoproject 2020»

Malagueña (Orff-Schulwerk - Music for Children Vol. IV)
Starting with 30 seconds of a simple harmonic progression, more than 50 people from 20 countries