Classical
Germany
Hildegard von Bingen
Upcoming Concerts for Hildegard von Bingen
Hildegard von Bingen currently has 2 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Sunday, 9 November 2025 at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands.
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About Hildegard von Bingen
Hometown
Bemersheim, Germany
Born
1098
Genre
Classical
One of the most remarkable creative personalities of the Middle Ages, Hildegard of Bingen spent almost her entire life in the Church, allowing her the freedom to flourish as a composer, poet, playwright, and naturalist. Born near Alzey, Germany, in 1098, she founded her own Benedictine convent at Rupertsberg, near Bingen, in around 1150, an event she commemorated on “O Jerusalem Aurea Civitas.” As Abbess, she became famous for her prophecies, miracles, and diplomatic skills, and was consulted by popes, emperors, and intellectuals until her death in 1179. Two German manuscripts preserve 76 of her songs and the miracle play Ordo Virtutum (1151)—all notated as single melodic lines (rhythmic notation had yet to be invented). The songs are conceived on a grand scale, wider in compass and longer than traditional plainsong, and range in style from the fairly syllabic (“O Viridissima Virga”) to stratospheric melodies with elaborate melismas that match her brilliant imagery (“Ave Maria, O Auctrix Vite”).
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