卡尔·奥尔夫(Carl Orff 1895-1982)是以《勃依伦之歌(CarminaBurana)》享誉世界的德国作曲家。同时,他还是一位音乐教育家。以他的名字命名的“奥尔夫音乐教学体系”(简称奥尔夫体系)在世界上有极广泛的影响。奥尔夫体系的宗旨,是“通过艺术教育去培养人的品性,使人在理性能力增长的同时,感性能力也得到发展”。其思想中最主要的一点,就是强调“元素性”。奥尔夫解释“元素性”时说:“属于基本元素的原始素材的、原始起点 Carl Orff 1895-1982 is a German composer known worldwide for “CarminaBurana”. At the same time, he is still a music educator. The “Orff Music Teaching System” (Orff system) named after him has a very wide influence in the world. The purpose of the Orff system is “to cultivate human character through art education so as to enable people to develop their emotional ability while increasing their rational ability.” The most important point in his thinking is to emphasize “elementality.” Orff explained the “elemental” said: "The original element belongs to the original material, the original starting point