Cantus Buranus is the recording album by the German medieval revival band Corvus Corax

Corvus Corax (band)

Corvus Corax is a German band known for playing Neo-Medieval music using an abundance of authentic instruments. Their name is the latin name for the Common Raven. The band was formed in 1989 by Castus Rabensang, Wim and Meister Selbfried in East Germany...

 that employs the medieval text Carmina Burana

Carmina Burana

Carmina Burana , Latin for "Songs from Beuern" , is the name given to a manuscript of 254 poems and dramatic texts mostly from the 11th or 12th century, although some are from the 13th century. The pieces were written principally in Medieval Latin; a few in Middle High German, and some with traces...

. Cantus Buranus is a stage opera of eleven poems from Carmina Burana for orchestra

Orchestra

An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...

, choir

Choir

A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...

 and medieval instruments, incorporating medieval, classical and modern musical idioms. It is not the first time Corvus Corax has worked with Carmina Burana; the band Tanzwut

Tanzwut

Tanzwut is a German Neue Deutsche Härte and medieval metal band which originated as a sideproject of Corvus Corax-members.- History :Their name is the German term for "dancing mania", but is directly translated with "dance-rage". Tanzwut are known for their heavy use of bagpipes, an unusual...

(which is another Corvus Corax project) used the poems "Fautue" and "Caupona" in their album Ihr Wolltet Spass.

The Cantus Buranus CD was released August 8, 2005 by Roadrunner Records. A live recording in Berlin spawned a live album and DVD: Cantus Buranus - Live in Berlin.

Track listing

1. "Fortuna" - 4:08
2. "Florent Omnes" - 5:44
3. "Dulcissima" - 4:58
4. "Lingua Mendax" - 4:59
5. "Rustica Puella" - 4:15
6. "Nummus" - 3:31
7. "Curritur" - 4:17
8. "Sol solo" - 4:21
9. "Venus" - 4:50
10. "O langueo" - 4:08
11. "Ergo Bibamus" - 5:58

External links

• Corvus Corax official website
• Cantus Buranus official website