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Hildegard Forever |
| Section: THE ARTS / MUSIC |
| Author: Peter Catalano |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1998 |
| Size: 2,407 Words, 15,405 Characters |
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In the small German town of Eibingen, not too far from Frankfurt, a teenage girl sits alone at the ruins of an abbey founded on this site in 1165 by Hildegard von Bingen. "On tough days, my daughter goes alone to Eibingen," says the girl's mother. The ambit of Hildegard brings relief and tranquillity, deep inner peace, and wholeness to the young woman--apparently the same sort of spiritual inspiration Hildegard brought in her own time to kings, emperors, her monastic community, and to the multitudes she preached to and healed.
Hildegard's enduring appeal cannot fail to be noticed by those who keep up with the Billboard recording industry sales charts. Just four weeks after the female vocal quartet Anonymous 4 released their Hildegard album 11,000 Virgins: Chants for the Feast of St. Urs...
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So nine centuries after her birth--as an unwanted child of the nobility with mystical visions and physical ailments, dropped off at a convent to be forgotten when she was eight--the extraordinary Hildegard von Bingen continues to enchant, edify, and provoke. Few artist's works continue to ripple down the centuries as have Hildegard's. It's not impertinent to proclaim: Hildegard Forever!
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