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Hildegard von Bingen's Ordo Virtutum (ca. 1152) is the first morality play, the first extended classical work composed by a woman, and one of the first large works whose text and music were both notated and preserved. At a distance of nearly a thousand years, many things about its performance are uncertain. For instance, the even-rhythm syllables of the present performance are one way of realizing the settings, but not the only one. The work is usually excerpted, and perhaps it's a bit difficult to approach for the ordinary listener, consisting of a series of chants whose significant inflections have long since been lost. However, this is the first recording of the complete work, and it's surely significant as such. It's also expressively sung by the group Seraphic Fire, and listeners who follow the provided text will be drawn in. The story is one that would still serve Baroque composers well 600 years later: the Virtues and the Devil contest for an individual Soul. The performers do not really attempt to modernize the music, but they break it up with such devices as drones, organum, and crotales that point to specific moments in the drama. This is music that will yield new things with greater familiarity, and Seraphic Fire and director Patrick Dupre Quigley are to be commended for wrestling with it and delivering a listenable result. Credit also goes to Hildegard expert Honey Meconi, who wrote the notes, translated the text, and helped shape the present interpretation.
© TiVo
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Introit for the Dedication of a Church (Anonyme)
Anonymous, Composer - Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor, MainArtist - Seraphic Fire, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 Seraphic Fire Media 2021 (P) Seraphic Fire Media
Ordo virtutum (Hildegard of Bingen)
Hildegard of Bingen, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor, MainArtist - Seraphic Fire, Ensemble, MainArtist - Clara Osowski, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2021 Seraphic Fire Media 2021 (P) Seraphic Fire Media
Hildegard of Bingen, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor, MainArtist - Seraphic Fire, Ensemble, MainArtist - Luthien Brackett, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nola Richardson, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2021 Seraphic Fire Media 2021 (P) Seraphic Fire Media
Hildegard of Bingen, Composer, Lyricist - James K. Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor, MainArtist - Seraphic Fire, Ensemble, MainArtist - Kate Maroney, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Amanda Crider, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Margaret Lias, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Moyer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Virginia Warnken, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clara Osowski, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rebecca Myers, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nola Richardson, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Molly Quin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sara Guttenberg, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arwyn Myers, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2021 Seraphic Fire Media 2021 (P) Seraphic Fire Media
Hildegard of Bingen, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor, MainArtist - Seraphic Fire, Ensemble, MainArtist - Luthien Brackett, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clara Osowski, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2021 Seraphic Fire Media 2021 (P) Seraphic Fire Media
Hildegard of Bingen, Composer, Lyricist - James K. Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor, MainArtist - Seraphic Fire, Ensemble, MainArtist - Luthien Brackett, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clara Osowski, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rebecca Myers, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sara Guttenberg, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2021 Seraphic Fire Media 2021 (P) Seraphic Fire Media
Hildegard of Bingen, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor, MainArtist - Seraphic Fire, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 Seraphic Fire Media 2021 (P) Seraphic Fire Media
Albumbeschreibung
Hildegard von Bingen's Ordo Virtutum (ca. 1152) is the first morality play, the first extended classical work composed by a woman, and one of the first large works whose text and music were both notated and preserved. At a distance of nearly a thousand years, many things about its performance are uncertain. For instance, the even-rhythm syllables of the present performance are one way of realizing the settings, but not the only one. The work is usually excerpted, and perhaps it's a bit difficult to approach for the ordinary listener, consisting of a series of chants whose significant inflections have long since been lost. However, this is the first recording of the complete work, and it's surely significant as such. It's also expressively sung by the group Seraphic Fire, and listeners who follow the provided text will be drawn in. The story is one that would still serve Baroque composers well 600 years later: the Virtues and the Devil contest for an individual Soul. The performers do not really attempt to modernize the music, but they break it up with such devices as drones, organum, and crotales that point to specific moments in the drama. This is music that will yield new things with greater familiarity, and Seraphic Fire and director Patrick Dupre Quigley are to be commended for wrestling with it and delivering a listenable result. Credit also goes to Hildegard expert Honey Meconi, who wrote the notes, translated the text, and helped shape the present interpretation.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:49
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Seraphic Fire Patrick Dupre Quigley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Seraphic Fire Media
- Genre: Klassiek Vocale muziek (wereldlijk en religieus)
2021 Seraphic Fire Media 2021 Seraphic Fire Media
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