Carl Orff

[Daniel Hart Perelstein <daniel.h.perelstein...>]

        My sophomore year in college I did a project on Carl Orff.  It is true
that he has been associated with the nazi's (his father was in a nazi
military band, but he was never very good!), but he himself never wanted
to be associated with the nazi's.

        "Orff was not a member of the party at any time and entertained towards
it no feelings of ideological sympathy. Nor were there among his closest
friends any supporters of the Nazi regime's ideology."
        (New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians)

        "Unfortunately, in 1944 the Guntherschule (Orff's school) was closed
due to unstable political conditions, and one year later the building
and everything inside it was bombed and destroyed.  Because of the
nazi's, thousands of original documents, books, instruments, music,
costumes and records were lost forever."
        (Carl Orff: a Man with a Lesson Plan. 2000 Dan Perelstein)

        Carl Orff was an incredible music educator, and made huge strides in
the advancement of early childhood arts.

        If anyone would like a copy of my research paper on Carl Orff, please
email me at <daniel(dot)h(dot)perelstein (at) lawrence(dot)edu> and I will 
gladly send it
to you.

Thanks,
Dan

apikoyros (at) juno(dot)com wrote:
> 
> It's no reflection on the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, (a gig is a gig) but I 
> am struck by the fact that the concert hall where they are performing is 
> named in honor of Carl Orff.
> 
> I don't have a copy of Michael H. Kater's
> "Composers of the Nazi Era: Eight Portraits" to consult for more details on 
> him, but what I know of Orff indicates that he was an enthusiastic Nazi (and 
> a brilliant musician-educator). He is not responsible for his music having 
> been overused in the popular media, of course, but I still find it as 
> difficult to appreciate as the Ride of the Valkyries, for similar reasons.
> 
> Then again, the concert hall IS in Munich, Germany.
> Why he is still being honored is the question.
> 
> Lee
> 
> ---------- MaxwellSt (at) aol(dot)com writes:
> 
> Maxwell Street Klezmer Band will be performing in the Carl-Orff Hall in
> Munich, Germany on Saturday night, Nov. 17, 7 PM, as part of a week-long
> Jewish music festival.  If any musician is in the 'hood, please drop by to
> say hi!  (or get together after the show)....
> 
> Lori Lippitz
> 
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