Hildegard Von Bingen: Celestial Harmonies - Responsories and Antiphons
11/27/2008, 8 Tracks, 1:14:02
Featuring
Jeremy Summerly
Oxford Camerata
Hildegard of Bingen
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Composition History
Hildegard of Bingen's major musico-poetic collection, Symphonia armonie celestium revelationum, was completed around 1150.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The songs in Symphonia armonie celestium revelationum are addressed to various figures, including the Creator, the Redeemer, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and saints.
Performer Biography
Oxford Camerata, the ensemble on this recording, gave its first concert in 1984 and initially focused on early music before expanding its repertoire.
Composer Biography
Hildegard of Bingen, born into the Rhenish aristocracy in 1098, entered a convent at age eight because she was her parents' tenth child.
Composition History
Symphonia armonie celestium revelationum, meaning 'Symphony of the harmony of heavenly revelations', is a collection of 77 songs and one music drama.
Critical Reception
Critics are divided on Hildegard's skill as a poetess and musician, with some finding her melodies inspired and others repetitive or unpolished.
Performer Biography
Jeremy Summerly, the director of Oxford Camerata, has conducted internationally and received a European Cultural Prize in 1995.
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