Hildegaard von Bingen

[Dian Donnell]

human spirit, holiday etc sense of soul, i get it.
and anyway, whether it's there or not, it's there or not no matter our
conviction.
d

Wayne Johnson wrote:

> Human beings are capable of producing everything from Buchenwald to Amiens
> Cathedral.  Music captures the best of what I would call the "human spirit",
> the creative urge or the ability to make something which transcends the
> normal, every day experience.  Bach, Beethoven, even Wagner, could do this.
> Much of medeval music, with its narrow tonalities resonates with emotional
> meaning, many of which cannot be easily....for me....transcribed into words.
> Music may be, in and of itself, a transcendant experience. (Rap and muzak
> notable exceptions.)  Music approaches or surpasses language as a gateway
> into the human mind.  While I certainly don't believe in the concept of a
> soul in a theological sense, I sure believe in it in a musical sense. The
> Billy Holiday or Louis Armstrong or Aretha Franklin sense of soul.
>
> I find von Bingen's chord structure, harmonics, tonal progression and use of
> the female voice a magical experience.  It makes things go "wow" somewhere
> in the murky recesses of my aging brain.
>
> Beyond this I can't comment.
>
> wayne
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dian Donnell" <meadow@austin.rr.com>
> To: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 12:32 AM
> Subject: Re: Hildegaard von Bingen
>
> > what means this "very spiritual?"
> > d
> >
> > Wayne Johnson wrote:
> >
> > > Frances.
> > >
> > > Hildegard von Bingen was an Abbotess who lived from 1095-1179 and
> composed
> > > wonderful choral music.  She also published two books on medical
> practice
> > > and was sometimes counsel to Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.    See if you
> can
> > > find the CD "Tapestry" which is a Telarc label. I find these vocal
> pieces to
> > > be transporting and very spiritual.
> > >
> > > Atheistically yours,
> > >
> > > wj
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Frances Morey" <frances_morey@excite.com>
> > > To: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 11:05 PM
> > > Subject: Hildegaard von Bingen
> > >
> > > >
> > > > What kind of music does she play? Is it contemporary or period music?
> > > > FM
> > > >
> > > > "Check out the music of Hildegaard von Bingen"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  --- On Tue 03/30, Wayne Johnson < cadaobh@shentel.net > wrote:
> > > > From: Wayne Johnson [mailto: cadaobh@shentel.net]
> > > > To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
> > > > Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 09:00:55 -0500
> > > > Subject: Re: surprise! god is in each of us...
> > > >
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