Medieval poetry the Messiah") Medieval poetry Poetry took numerous forms in medieval Europe, for example, lyric and epic poetry. The troubadours and the minnesänger are known for their lyric poetry about courtly love. Among the most famous of secular poetry is "Carmina Burana", a manuscript collection of 254 poems. Twenty-four poems of "Carmina Burana" were later set to music by German composer Carl Orff in 1936. Old English religious poetry includes the poem "Christ" by Cynewulf and the poem "The Dream of the Rood", preserved in both manuscript form and on the Ruthwell Cross. We do have some secular poetry; in fact
Cantus Buranus live album and DVD: "Cantus Buranus - Live in Berlin". Cantus Buranus Cantus Buranus is an album by the German medieval revival band Corvus Corax that employs the medieval text "Carmina Burana". "Cantus Buranus" is a stage opera of eleven poems from "Carmina Burana" for orchestra, choir 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 (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