(90-second preview)
Hildegarde of Bingen
From: Humanities Through the Arts
Length: 00:05:21
Description:
KET Distance Learning instructor Liz Jewell discusses the life and work of Hildegarde of Bingen (1098-1179), a writer, composer, abbess, and visionary whose work reflects the plain-chant tradition of a single melodic line. The excerpt is from Humanities Through the Arts. This KET Distance Learning series is a stand-alone class with 67 broadcasts. The series can be used as a full credit course with a teacher partner or as a resource. The class begins with African and tribal art and then follows a chronological pattern.
Suggested uses:
- as an example of a traditional chant (single melodic line)
- as an example of medieval music (high school humanities chart)
- paired with “Josquin des Pres” excerpt to compare/contrast monophony and polyphony
- to explore the influences of time, place, and belief systems on music
Lesson plans using this segment:
- Medieval Plainchant (HS)
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