Hildegard of Bingen
by Sabina Flanagan
Hildegard of Bingen by Sabina Flanagan |
Period: Medieval
Born: 1098 in Bemersheim, Germany
Died: 1179 in Rupertsburg, Germany
Nation of Origin: Germany
Major Works:
Symphonia armonie celestium revelationum (a collection of
her poems set to music)
Ordo Virtutum (a morality play)
Other Information:
Hildegard von Bingen was Abbess of Rupertsburg and a mystical poet
and singer. She began to record her religious visions in the form
of poetry beginning about 1150. She also provided melodic outlines
using a primitive system of neumes that have allowed contemporary
scholars to create educated guesses about what her music sounded
like. Hildegard is known for mystical and florid interpretations of
plainchant. She is one of the first identifiable composers in the
history of western music.
General Bibliography:
Kennedy, Michael, The Oxford Dictionary of
Music, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1997, ISBN:
0198691629
Reese, Gustave, Music in the Middle Ages : With
an Introduction on the Music of Ancient Times, W.W. Norton
& Company, October 1940, ISBN: 0393097501
Sachs, Curt, The Rise of Music in the Ancient
World , W. W. Norton & Company, 1943, ASIN:
0393097188
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove
Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc.,
January 2001, ISBN: 1561592390
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors,
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group,
December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Links to essays at other sites:
 Music in the Medieval World by Albert Seay |
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Biographical essay at the Naxos site
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An excellent biography by Kristina Lerman
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