Fortune plango vulnera
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"Fortune plango vulnera" is a choral movement from Carl Orff’s cantata *Carmina Burana* that laments the wounds and fickleness inflicted by the goddess Fortune.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral movement
ⓘ
musical work ⓘ |
| accompaniment |
orchestra
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ piano reduction (in some arrangements) ⓘ |
| associatedComposerNationality | German ⓘ |
| associatedWork | O Fortuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueGrouping | scenic cantata Carmina Burana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Carl Orff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1935–1936 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| cyclePosition | second movement of Carmina Burana ⓘ |
| genre | cantata movement ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceContext |
concert performance
ⓘ
theatrical or staged performance of Carmina Burana ⓘ |
| key | D minor (commonly cited, may vary by edition) ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
prominent percussion
ⓘ
strong brass writing ⓘ |
| partOf | Carmina Burana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 8 June 1937 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Schott Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightsHolder | Schott Music (for standard editions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sectionOf | “Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi” section of Carmina Burana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
20th-century tonal
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neo-medieval ⓘ |
| subject | goddess Fortuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter | dramatic ⓘ |
| textAuthor | anonymous medieval poet ⓘ |
| textMeter | accentual Latin verse ⓘ |
| textOpening | “Fortune plango vulnera” ⓘ |
| textSource | Carmina Burana (medieval manuscript) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
the fickleness of fortune
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the power of Fortune ⓘ the wounds inflicted by fate ⓘ |
| titleTranslationEnglish | “I bewail the wounds of Fortune” ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
baritone solo (optional, depending on edition/performance)
ⓘ
mixed choir ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carmina Burana