" This choral work begins and ends with a song that laments the cruel tyranny of Fate and imagines it as a monstrous Wheel of Fortune.
In one movement of this work, fast sections alternate with a section with a prominent castanet part that gradually speeds up. An aria from this work begins with a very high bassoon solo and, in it, a tenor sings from the perspective of a swan being roasted on a spit. The penultimate section of this work is about "Blanziflor" and "Helena," and its other sections include one called "In the Tavern." This choral work begins and ends with a song that laments the cruel tyranny of Fate and imagines it as a monstrous Wheel of Fortune. For 10 points, name this 1936 work that is bookended by the monumental "O Fortuna", a "scenic cantata" by Carl Orff.
In one movement of this work, fast sections alternate with a section with a prominent castanet part that gradually speeds up.
Carmina Burana [accept Songs of Beuern]