Music in The Medieval West

In the Middle Ages Italy was not the unified country that we would like to think of since the nineteenth century, following the Romantic era and the formation of the modern state. It was quite the contrary, a nebula in which there was opposition between the great divisions of the Tyrrhenian West and the Adriatic East, as of the South with its memories of Greece and the North which sought links with the Germanic world in a kind of prefiguration of modern Europe: the Alpine range did not constitute a real barrier.

Experience the best of Beautiful Europe with Rudy Maxa, one of America's premier consumer travel experts. High Definition photography and authoritative commentary make this 6-DVD collection the essential travel accessory. Join Rudy, as he heads outside of London to Dublin and Edinburgh, explore the splendors of France in Normandy and the wine country.

Sequentia - Hildegard von Bingen: Voice of the Blood
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Label/Cat#: Harmonia Mundi 05472 77346 2 | Country/Year: Germany 1995
Genre: Classical | Style: Medieval, Sacred

VOICE OF THE BLOOD is so named because the texts of Hildegard of Bingen's songs performed here refer often to the spilled blood of St. Ursula and her 11,000 virgins. Sequentia wonderfully presents Hildegard's monophonic "song cycle" here in the order she probably intended. … Thanks, Sequentia, for bringing this savory piece of history to life!

The Complete Hildegard von Bingen, Vol. 1 - Symphony of the Harmony of Celestial Revelations (1996) {Celestial Harmonies 13127-2}
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© 1996 Celestial Harmonies | 13127-2
Classical / Medieval / Early Music / Religious / Chant

This first of four volumes of The Complete Hildegard von Bingen collection introduces listeners to a remarkable woman ahead of her time. Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) was born the tenth child to a noble family and was dedicated at birth to the church. At age three she began to have visions of luminous objects, but soon realized she was unique in this ability and kept these visions secret for many years. Hildegard's religious education, which began at the age of eight, consisted of an ascetic life of prayer and contemplation. At a time when few women were accorded respect, she lived to become a highly respected writer, poet, composer and visionary sought after for her counsel by bishops, popes and kings.