Análisis del movimiento número 1. "O Fortuna" de la obra Carmina Burana de Carl Orff, contextualización, estudio literario y descripción de elementos musicales

Abstract

The main objective of this project is the analysis of movement No. 1 “O Fortuna” by the cantata Carmina Burana. A look is taken of the historical context, where all the possible influences that goliards poets had in the XII and XIII century in the development of medieval Latin poetry; the journey is made from its origin, way of life, sociocultural environment, aesthetics and the importance of its extensive literary work, to the musical composition made by the composer Carl Orff and the impact it generates in the twentieth century, speaks in a timely manner on elements such as aesthetic and poetic approach from the perspective of Latin metrics, types of verse, types of rhyme and hermeneutics ; the different characteristics of Carl Orff compositional style used for this particular movement are treated, this aims to highlight the most recurrent elements of each of the aforementioned aspects, to account for a solid reference of the behaviors most representative musical.