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Author Bain, Jennifer, 1967- author.

Title Hildegard of Bingen and musical reception : the modern revival of a medieval composer / Jennifer Bain
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 235 pages)
Contents Introduction. O virga ac diadema : historiography of a song -- Forgotten? Hildegard's reception from 1179 to 1850 -- Hildegard's increased veneration and emergence as a composer -- The German revival of chant -- Hildegard and the Kulturkampf -- Hildegard, tourism, and the politics of chant -- Conclusion. New century, new abbey, new Hildegard
Summary Since her death in 1179, Hildegard of Bingen has commanded attention in every century. In this book Jennifer Bain traces the historical reception of Hildegard, focusing particularly on the moment in the modern era when she began to be considered as a composer. Bain examines how the activities of clergy in nineteenth-century Eibingen resulted in increased veneration of Hildegard, an authentication of her relics, and a rediscovery of her music. The book goes on to situate the emergence of Hildegard's music both within the French chant restoration movement driven by Solesmes and the German chant revival supported by Cecilianism, the German movement to reform Church music more generally. Engaging with the complex political and religious environment in German speaking areas, Bain places the more recent Anglophone revival of Hildegard's music in a broader historical perspective and reveals the important intersections amongst local devotion, popular culture, and intellectual activities [Publisher description]
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Hildegard, Saint, 1098-1179 -- Appreciation -- History
SUBJECT Hildegard, Saint, 1098-1179 fast
Hildegard Bingen, Äbtissin, Heilige 1098-1179 gnd
Subject Gregorian chants -- History and criticism.
MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice.
MUSIC -- Lyrics.
MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Vocal.
Art appreciation
Gregorian chants
Rezeption
Gregorianischer Gesang
Chants grégoriens -- Histoire et critique.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
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