1st Edition
Hildegard von Bingen's Ordo Virtutum A Musical and Metaphysical Analysis
By Michael Gardiner
Copyright 2019
242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
83 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
242 Pages
83 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
1. A Metaphysical Medieval Assemblage 2. Analytic Introduction 3. Deterritorialized Bodies 4. The Taking-Place of Prayer 5. On Reterritorialization
Biography
Michael C. Gardiner is Assistant Professor of Music Theory at the University of Mississippi, USA.
