Hildegard of Bingen
Liturgical chant, Ordo Virtutum
Abbess, visionary, composer, polymath. Her liturgical chants — soaring, luminous, unmistakable — are the earliest substantial body of music attributable to a single composer. The Ordo Virtutum is the oldest known morality play.
Key works
- Ordo Virtutum~1151— Earliest morality play with music
- Symphonia~1150s— 77 liturgical songs