![]() Reviews"Meconi offers fresh insight into one of the most creative composers of her time." - WXXI Hanson Endowment of the American Musicological Society, funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. * Publication of this book is supported by the Margarita M. Together with her passionate religious texts, her music reveals a holistic understanding of the medieval world still relevant to today's readers. ![]() Hildegard's distinctive musical style still excites modern listeners through wide-ranging, sinuous melodies set to her own evocative poetry. Combining historical detail with musical analysis, Meconi delves into Hildegard's mastery of plainchant, her innovative musical drama, and her voluminous writings. ![]() Honey Meconi draws on her own experience as a scholar and performer of Hildegard's music to explore the life and work of this foundational figure. Yet we know her best as Western music's most accomplished early composer, responsible for a wealth of musical creations for her fellow monastics. About the BookA Renaissance woman long before the Renaissance, the visionary Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) corresponded with Europe's elite, founded and led a noted women's religious community, and wrote on topics ranging from theology to natural history.
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