''Cantus Buranus'' is an album by the German medieval revival band

Corvus Corax The common raven or northern raven (''Corvus corax'') is a large all-black passerine bird. It is the most widely distributed of all corvids, found across the Northern Hemisphere. There are 11 accepted subspecies with little variation in appea ...

that employs the medieval text ''

Carmina Burana ''Carmina Burana'' (, Latin for "Songs from Benediktbeuern" 'Buria'' in Latin is a manuscript of 254 poems and dramatic texts mostly from the 11th or 12th century, although some are from the 13th century. The pieces are mostly bawdy, irreveren ...

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

choir A choir ( ), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin ''chorus'', meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words ...

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 () is a German Neue Deutsche Härte and Medieval metal band which originated as a side project of Corvus Corax members. The band uses a Medieval theme during their live performances which are expressed through their stagecraft, costum ...

(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

# "Fortuna" - 4:08 # "Florent Omnes" - 5:44 # "Dulcissima" - 4:58 # "Lingua Mendax" - 4:59 # "Rustica Puella" - 4:15 # "Nummus" - 3:31 # "Curritur" - 4:17 # "Sol solo" - 4:21 # "Venus" - 4:50 # "O langueo" - 4:08 # "Ergo Bibamus" - 5:58

External links

Corvus Corax official website

Cantus Buranus official website
{{Authority control 2005 albums Corvus Corax (band) albums