The Music of Hildegard von Bingen
The 12th-century German abbess is well known as a religious leader, poet and visionary, naturalist and writer of medical treatises. She was also a pre-eminent medieval composer. In this course we explore several of her works, including the Chants for the Feast of St Ursula, sequences, hymns and the religious musical drama Ordo Virtutum.
Selected Bibliography
Hildegard of Bingen The Woman of Her Age by Fiona Maddocks
Hildegard of Bingen: A Visionary Life by Sabina Flanagan
Most Wise and Valiant Ladies by Andrea Hopkins
Selected Discography
Hildegard of Bingen: A feather on the breath of God. Gothic Voices
Hildegard von Bingen Symphoniae. Sequentia
Hildegard von Bingen: O Jerusalem. Sequentia
