Yes, Hildegard of Bingen was a composer, and from the point of view of history, a very important one, because some of the music she composed is still available. Her Ordo Virtutum was a morality play, the earliest we have and possibly the earliest written. It was set to music, and since her notation can be deciphered, we can still perform this piece. She wrote other pieces of music as well. Most music of this era is gone, as they manuscripts were not kept up, or it was never written down at all.
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German Benedictine abbess
Hildegard von Bingen was actually a German abbess, composer, philosopher, and mystic who lived in the 12th century. She was best known for her theological writings, music compositions, and holistic medicinal practices.
Hildegard of Bingen was a Christian mystic, polymath, philosopher, writer, and composer. She wrote the earliest known example of a musical morality play, along with about 70 songs with lyrics. She is noted for composing music that fit the lyrics, which was unusual for the time.
Hildegard of Bingen
I suspect you are thinking of Abbess Hildegard of Bingen. Here is a link to the wikipedia entry about her.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildegard_of_BingenShe was an amazing woman and her music is beautiful.
Hildegard of Bingen (Pope Joan)
Hildagard's work was remarkable because she succeeded at a time when music especially sacred music was almost exclusively the domain of men
Nuns lived a quiet, reflective life, without much in the way of society, aside from each other. They did some important things, however, especially writing poetry, books of various kinds, and music. Hildegard of Bingen comes to mind as an important intellectual of the 12th century who was a nun. Aside from carrying on correspondence in letters with emperors and kings, and writing books on medicinal botany, she wrote one of our earliest plays set to music. There is a link below to an article on Hildegard of Bingen.
Hildegard of Bingen was a German abbess, writer, composer, and mystic who is best known for her theological works, visionary writings, and musical compositions. She was one of the earliest composers whose works are known to have survived to the present day. Additionally, she made significant contributions to the fields of medicine, natural history, and theology during the medieval period.
Hildegard of Bingen was a notable woman in the middle ages who was a religious leader, composer, writer, and philosopher. She was known for her visionary writings, musical compositions, and contributions to theology and natural medicine. Her work has had a lasting impact on the fields of spirituality, music, and literature.
Joan Ohanneson has written: 'Scarlet music' -- subject(s): Fiction 'Una Luz Tan Intensa - Hildegard Von Bingen'
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