Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
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"Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi" is the powerful opening and closing movement of Carl Orff’s cantata Carmina Burana, famous for its dramatic "O Fortuna" chorus depicting the capriciousness of fate.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| O Fortuna | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral movement
ⓘ
movement of a cantata ⓘ musical composition ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Roman goddess Fortuna ⓘ |
| basedOn | Goliardic poetry ⓘ |
| closingMovementOf | Carmina Burana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Carl Orff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | O Fortuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
frequently used in television and advertising
ⓘ
widely used in film trailers ⓘ |
| depicts | capriciousness of fate ⓘ |
| dynamicProfile | predominantly loud and dramatic ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| genre | cantata movement ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic |
massive choral unisons
ⓘ
ostinato rhythms ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
modal harmony
ⓘ
neo-medieval elements ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dramatic choral writing
ⓘ
powerful orchestration ⓘ strong rhythmic drive ⓘ |
| openingMovementOf | Carmina Burana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTextCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| originalTextCollectionLocation | Benediktbeuern Abbey manuscripts ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carmina Burana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often performed in concert independently of full cantata ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| publisherOfScore | Schott Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reprises | O Fortuna at end of Carmina Burana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | framing prologue and epilogue of Carmina Burana ⓘ |
| textAuthor | anonymous medieval poet ⓘ |
| textSource | Carmina Burana medieval poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textTopic |
rise and fall of human condition
ⓘ
wheel of fortune ⓘ |
| theme |
fate
ⓘ
fortune ⓘ instability of luck ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Fortune, Empress of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
mixed choir
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ sometimes soloists ⓘ |
| workNumberWithinCantata | 1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carmina Burana