O Fortuna (Orff)

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"O Fortuna" is a movement in Carl Orff's 1935–36 cantata Carmina Burana. It begins the opening and closing sections, both titled "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi". The cantata is based on a medieval Goliardic poetry collection of the same name, from which the poem "O Fortuna" provides the words sung in the movement. It was well received during its time, and entered popular culture through use in other musical works, advertisements, and soundtracks beginning in the late 20th century.

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