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Blessed Hildegard of Bingen (alternatively, German von Bingen or Latin, Bingensis) (September 16, 1098 - September 17, 1179) was a German magistra, monastic leader, mystic, author, and composer of music.
Hildegard was born into a family of nobles in the service of the counts of Sponheim, close relatives of the Hohenstaufen emperors. Because she was a tenth child, and a sickly one from birth, and also perhaps as a political move, at the age of eight Hildegard’s parents sent her as a tithe to the church. Hildegard was put in the care of Jutta, the sister of Count Meinhard of Sponheim, just outside the Disibodenberg monastery in Germany. Jutta was enormously popular and acquired so many followers a small nunnery sprang up around her. Upon Jutta’s death in 1136 Hildegard was chosen magistra of the community, and eventually moved the group to a new monastery on the Rupertsberg at Bingen on the Rhine.
From the time she was very young, Hildegard claimed to have visions. She received a prophetic call from God five years after her election as magistra in 1141 demanding of her, “Write what you see”. At first she was hesitant about writing her visions, holding them inside. She was finally convinced to write by members of her order after falling physically ill from carrying the unspoken burden.
Recent scholarly interest in women in the medieval church has led to a popularization of Hildegard - and particularly of her music.
Hildegard was born into a family of nobles in the service of the counts of Sponheim, close relatives of the Hohenstaufen emperors. Because she was a tenth child, and a sickly one from birth, and also perhaps as a political move, at the age of eight Hildegard’s parents sent her as a tithe to the church. Hildegard was put in the care of Jutta, the sister of Count Meinhard of Sponheim, just outside the Disibodenberg monastery in Germany. Jutta was enormously popular and acquired so many followers a small nunnery sprang up around her. Upon Jutta’s death in 1136 Hildegard was chosen magistra of the community, and eventually moved the group to a new monastery on the Rupertsberg at Bingen on the Rhine.
From the time she was very young, Hildegard claimed to have visions. She received a prophetic call from God five years after her election as magistra in 1141 demanding of her, “Write what you see”. At first she was hesitant about writing her visions, holding them inside. She was finally convinced to write by members of her order after falling physically ill from carrying the unspoken burden.
Recent scholarly interest in women in the medieval church has led to a popularization of Hildegard - and particularly of her music.
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lexear wrote:
i forget how much i love this. and then i remember
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epp2k wrote:
Apparently Benedict XVI is set to canonize Hildegard von Bingen as a doctor of the Church in october of 2012.
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progtrance7 wrote:
very deep tunes here
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mario_marinato wrote:
Oh, God, it sends shivers down my spine!
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SanatoriumAsy wrote:
pure love and peace...
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drvokestena wrote:
Organum <3
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catholicbird wrote:
hildegard von bitchin'
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Rctus wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_timeline_for_classical_composers according to this timeline, she is the first classical composer, respect.
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MoogleRancha wrote:
Love it, some of the best chant/plainsong composed.
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Billie_Jean_Is wrote:
I love her
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lelusio wrote:
"On tour". Better late than never, I suppose. [2]
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emaskye wrote:
hildegard von blingin' ( °Д°)\m/
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obelisko1971 wrote:
♥
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vaughnvhalen wrote:
______________________ Everyone needs more time to listen to this and relax_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Lysander wrote:
"On tour". Better late than never, I suppose.
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Melinoe9 wrote:
Every note and every sound is so perfectly matched and so skillfully combined to produce such a beauty. Music from other spheres, such a great harmony! Many will listen but few will ever truly grasp the depth and breadth of these compositions.
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thekidwiththefa wrote:
my favourite experimental math metal
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Taeronai wrote:
Perfect music for helping to bring the mind back into balance and control. Another very harmonious form of music is the music played on this sacred instrument: http://www.last.fm/tag/guqin I recommend!
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Rainman45 wrote:
Замечательно !!! Неописуемо !
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sweet
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