Carmina Burana: Cantiones Profanae
A must for anyone interested in performingCarmina Burana. An engaging book for both singers and conductors. Literal and poetic translations and plentiful period illustrations fascinate and entertain the reader.Vance George, Director, San Francisco Symphony Chorus. ReviewWe use it whenever we perform it.Gregory Boals, Choral Director, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. --Gregory Boals, Choral Director, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.A must for anyone interested in performingCarmina Burana. An engaging book for both singers and conductors. Literal and poetic translations and plentiful period illustrations fascinate and entertain the reader.'Vance George, Director, San Francisco Symphony Chorus. Review: 'We use it whenever we perform 'Gregory Boals, Choral Director, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. --Gregory Boals, Choral Director, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.'A delightful and educational supplement for your daily Latin fare...Sebesta's commentary keeps the music constantly in mind... --Peter L. Reid, NEC NewsletterEminently suitable for teaching pupils and students, this extremely thorough and useful book... can be used with equal advantage by singers and conductors alike... A number of delightful illustrations, both old (woodcuts) and modern, complement the text while a comprehensive bibliography and list of available recordings provide stimulation for those wishing to gain more information. --Alta Schoeman, University of Stellenbosch, Scholia ReviewsI am writing with compliments for the Judith Lynn Sebesta Carmina Burana text...This book was an invaluable resource to me while student teaching during this past term. My pupils were third-year Latin students at a public high school. During the unit, I would play a recording of the specific carmen following our reading of the Latin. --Lisa Heath AltevogtWe should welcome [Sebesta's] book which will contribute much to the pupil's appreciation of Orff and the Carmina Burana...this would be an excellent investment for the school library...' --The Joint Association of Classical TeachersA delightful and educational supplement for your daily Latin fare...Sebesta's commentary keeps the music constantly in mind... --Peter L. Reid, NEC NewsletterEminently suitable for teaching pupils and students, this extremely thorough and useful book... can be used with equal advantage by singers and conductors alike... A number of delightful illustrations, both old (woodcuts) and modern, complement the text while a comprehensive bibliography and list of available recordings provide stimulation for those wishing to gain more information. --Alta Schoeman, University of Stellenbosch, Scholia ReviewsI am writing with compliments for the Judith Lynn Sebesta Carmina Burana text...This book was an invaluable resource to me while student teaching during this past term. My pupils were third-year Latin students at a public high school. During the unit, I would play a recording of the specific carmen following our reading of the Latin. --Lisa Heath AltevogtWe should welcome [Sebesta's] book which will contribute much to the pupil's appreciation of Orff and the Carmina Burana...this would be an excellent investment for the school library... --The Joint Association of Classical Teachers