biography
| sex:
| male
|
| lived:
| (1895–1982)
|
| biography:
| Composer, born in Munich, SE Germany. He studied at Munich, where he helped found the Günther music school (1925). The influence of Stravinsky is apparent in his compositions. He is best known for his secular oratorio based on a 13th-c poem, Carmina Burana (1937). Later works include Oedipus (1959) and Prometheus (1966). |
|
|
