Carmina Burana 1936, German composer Carl Orff composed music, also called "Carmina Burana", for 24 of the poems. The single song "O Fortuna" (the Roman goddess of luck and fate), from the movement "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi", is often heard in many popular settings such as films. Orff's composition has been performed by many ensembles. Other musical settings include: Notes Bibliography 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, irreverent,
The Bounty Trilogy The Bounty Trilogy The Bounty Trilogy is a book comprising three novels by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. It relates events prior to, during and subsequent to the Mutiny on the "Bounty". The three novels, previously published separately, are:— "The Bounty Trilogy" was first published in 1936 by Little, Brown and Company, with a new preface by the authors and included vignette decorations by . This edition used the plates from the original novels and had 903 pages. In 1940 a new edition was published by Little, Brown and Company, with illustrations by N C Wyeth. This edition used