Hildegard of Bingen and Musical Reception
The Modern Revival of a Medieval Composer
- Author: Bain, Jennifer
This volume is especially relevant for medievalists and musicologists and would make an excellent inclusion in academic libraries. In addition to being an admirable resource for Hildegard scholars,... — More…
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Contents
- Introduction: O virga ac diadema: historiography of a song
- 1. Forgotten? Hildegard's reception from 1179 to 1850
- 2. Hildegard's increased veneration and emergence as a composer
- 3. The German revival of chant
- 4. Hildegard and the Kulturkampf
- 5. Hildegard, tourism, and the politics of chant
- Conclusion: new century, new abbey, new Hildegard.