The enduring appeal of hildegard of bingens 10981179 music was apparent in early may when a full house in canberra was treated to an ethereal, poignant and at times playful. Hildegard was born into a family of nobles in the service of the counts of. Hildegardes ordo virtutum, or the way of virtue, certainly had something to do with it. Hildegards 35 subconscious virtues healthy hildegard. Bingensis september 16, 1098 september 17, 1179 was a german magistra, monastic leader, mystic, author, and composer of music. Director dietburg spohr has used the tension created by the antagonistic discourse between the. Ordo, hildegard s first opus, is an allegory, with different voices representing the virtures. The word of god gleams forth in human form, and therefore we shine clear with him, building up the parts of his beautiful. Ordo virtutum by ensemble belcanto, dietburg spohr.
A multifaceted artist, musician, author, mathematician and allaround visionary in both the figurative and literal sense meaning she really saw visions. Saint hildegard of bingen online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Humility queen of all virtues, knowledgeofgod, charity, fearofgod, obedience, faith, hope, chastity, innocence, contemptfortheworld, heavenly love, discipline, modesty, mercy, victory, discretion discretio, patience. These subconscious virtues may serve as attainable targets in setting healthy goals. In 2017, the san francisco renaissance voices along with diana rowan and deepak ram expertly performed a contemporary ordo virtutum.
From the album ordo virtutum by sequentia on napster. Ordo virtutum is an allegorical morality play, or sacred music drama, by st. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The first, sinfonyes vespers for st hildegard decca 476 5117, rec 2010, 78. At the beginning, this soul a type of everyman blissfully resides within the company of the virtues, yet she hears the voice of the devil tempting her to the worlds pleasures. We have performed our ordo virtutum in europe and even taiwan. Jul 06, 2017 hildegard of bingen was, by any standard an extraordinary woman. Hildegard 10981179 was a remarkable woman, a first in many fields.
Hildegard of bingen is considered to have selected the virtues of her play of the virtues without recourse to a traditional scheme. Hildegard hildegard 1098 17 september 1179 alternative namestransliterations. The meaning and emphasis of the ordo virtutum in hildegard of bingens community is affected. Hildegard of bingens ordo virtutum is an example of liturgical drama, considered to be one of the oldest morality plays that survived to these days. The ensemble ordo virtutum created a conception of this great play of hildegard which is based on the first version of the drama in hildegards major theological work scivias know the ways. Hildegard was born into a family of nobles in the service of the counts of sponheim, close relatives of the hohenstaufen emperors. Her music consisted of melodic lines while her composing style was characterized by soaring melodies that were outside the normal range of. Finally the time has come to record our own longawaited rendition. Several modern adaptations have appeared, one which was nominated for a pulitzer prize. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Virtues o ancient holy ones, what about us makes you marvel. It is the earliest morality play by more than a century, and the only medieval musical drama to survive with an attribution for both the text and the music. These four recordings of some of the music of hildegard of bingen are, to greater and lesser extents, clear examples of this trend. Hildegard of bingen s ordo virtutum has experienced a renaissance in recent years.
In portrait ordo virtutum is the ritual of the virtuesis, the oldest known european musicdrama. As i study her life in preparation of playing this role, i am reminded of the women who have inspired me most in my life and they all seem to have this same quality the ability to be true to who they really are, regardless of the. Download of bingen symphonia et ordo virtutum in pdf and mp3 for free and without s from. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. One of her works as a composer, the ordo virtutum, is an early example of liturgical drama and arguably the oldest surviving morality play. Lti eish lti eish plena sunt oculis et scintille ac lampades in medio discurrentes.
She used the curative powers of music and natural objects for healing. She really must have been as impressive as impressive gets. Project muse desiderium dei and the cast of souls in. The story tells about soul who, after having strived for a virtuous life, turns. All the text is sung except for the devil as hildegard considered him to be incapable of divine harmony. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited.
The drama of the ordo virtutum, for which hildegard composed both the lyrical latin text and the music, centers on the struggles of anima soul. Symphonia et ordo virtutum hildegard as librettist 21. Hildegards 35 subconscious virtues are a great way to internalize the various conflicts and struggles we confront when navigating the path of a virtuous, and thus healthy life. Ordo virtutum 19 quia ergo femina mortem instruxit 9 responsary o vis aeternitatis. Ordo virtutum latin for order of the virtues is an allegorical morality play, or sacred music drama, by st. Hildegard of bingen wrote ordo virtutum the play of virtues while asserting her independence, during the construction and relocation of her abbey at rupertsberg. The work highlighted today is known as ordo virtutum or the play of virtues. Hildegard of bingen and the ordo virtutum by che associate investigator, julie hotchin, australian national university, canberra. Ordo virtutum, peter dronke, critical text, oxford univ. Among other feats, hildegard went on four public preaching tours, traveling widely throughout germania. Linda marie zaerr patriarchs and prophets who are these, who seem like clouds. This english text and translation of the play ordo virtutum by hildegard of bingen is based on a translation by peter dronke characters.
Hildegard of bingen was, by any standard an extraordinary woman. Not only does the ordo s expansive duration set it apart from its precursors, but also its complex imagery and nonbiblical narrative have raised. Where its 2001 predecessor focused on contemporary composition by wolfgang rihm and others come unombra di luna 4617192, this disc looks at hildegard of bingen s ordo virtutum, written around 1150 and generally considered the first largescale musical work beyond the prescribed form of the mass liturgy. At a time when few women wrote, she produced major works of theology, music and visionary writings. Lucia mense, cora schmeiser soloist, ars chroralis coeln, maria jonas.
Virtue and hildegard ordo virtutum healthy hildegard. Mar 21, 2014 while the other ensembles choose to work with hildegards liturgical song repertory, this recording instead presents the ordo virtutum, a moralistic play which dramatizes the eternal struggle of the human soul to choose between sin and virtue. The recording was made in july 1997, only months after barbara had undergone surgery for removal of a highly malignant brain tumor. The hekman library ordo virtutum the play about the virtues. The symphonia armonie celestium revelationum, and ordo virtutum comprise the final 16 folios of the riesencodex, the monumental collection of hildegard s literary and musical. I found two fairly interesting examples of staged productions of both. Deutsche harmonia mundi bmg 05472 77394 2 2 cds 1998.
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