Die bernauerin carl orff biography

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Orff penned Die Bernauerin ("The Tragedy of Agnes Bernauer") for his daughter Godela, an actress.

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The initial inspiration for a plot originated from the allocation of the title role of Friedrich Hebbel’s tragedy ›Agnes Bernauer‹ () to Orff’s daughter Godela.

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Receives music prize from the city of Munich; first performance of ›Bernauerin‹ First school radio broadcasts ›Orff-Schulwerk.

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Albert eventually married Anna of Brunswick but had the bones of Agnes given honoured burial.