Hildegard Von Bingen's Ordo Virtutum: A Musical and Metaphysical Analysis

by Michael Gardiner

Book Overview

The Ordo Virtutum, Hildegard von Bingen's twelfth-century music-drama, is one of the first known examples of a large-scale composition by a named composer in the Western canon. Not only does the Ordo's expansive duration set it apart from its precursors, but also its complex imagery and non-biblical narrative have raised various questions concerning its context and genre. As a poetic meditation on the fall of a soul, the Ordo...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367586975
• ISBN13: 9780367586973
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.2"