The German Benedictine abbess Hildegard of Bingen is among the most important medieval composers. She is the earliest known woman composer in Western classical music, and an important exponent of sacred music during the High Middle Ages.
All works are vocal, monophonic and with Latin text
+ List of compositions by Hildegard of Bingen | |||||||
Work Title | Genre | Feast | B-DEa MS 9 | D-WIl Hs. 2 | |||
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Folios | Folios | ||||||
O vis eternitatis | Responsory | — | — | — | R 1 | 466 | |
O magne Pater | Antiphon | — | D 1 | 153r | R 2 | 466 | |
O eterne Deus | Antiphon | — | D 2 | 153r | R 3 | 466 | |
O virtus Sapientie | Antiphon | — | — | — | R 4 | 466 | |
O quam mirabilis | Antiphon | — | — | — | R 5 | 466–466ª | |
O pastor animarum | Antiphon | — | — | — | R 6 | 466ª | |
O cruor sanguinis | Antiphon | — | — | — | R 7 | 466ª | |
Spiritus sanctus vivificans vita | Antiphon | — | D 15 | 157r | R 8 | 466ª | |
Karitas habundat | Antiphon | — | D 16 | 157r | R 9 | 466ª | |
O splendidissima gemma | Antiphon | — | D 5 | 154r–v | R 10 | 466ª | |
O tu illustrata | Antiphon (with verse) | — | — | — | R 11 | 466ª–467 | |
Hodie nunc aperuit nobis | Antiphon | — | D 6 | 154v | R 12 | 467 | |
Quia ergo femina | Antiphon | — | D 7 | 154v | R 13 | 467 | |
Cum processit | Antiphon | — | D 8 | 154v | R 14 | 467 | |
Cum erubuerint | Antiphon | — | D 9 | 155r | R 15 | 467 | |
O quam magnum miraculum | Antiphon | — | D 11 | 155r–v | R 16 | 467–467ª | |
Ave Maria O auctrix | Responsory | — | D 3 | 153r–v | R 17 | 467ª | |
O clarissima mater | Responsory | — | D 4 | 153v–154r | R 18 | 467ª–468 | |
O tu suavissima | Responsory | — | D 14 | 156v | R 19 | 468 | |
O quam preciosa | Responsory | — | — | — | R 20 | 468 | |
O gloriosissimi lux vivens angeli | Antiphon | — | D 20 | 159r | R 21 | 468–468ª | |
O vos angeli | Responsory | Angels | D 21 | 159r–v | R 22 | 468ª | |
O spectabiles viri | Antiphon | Prophets, patron saints | D 22 | 159v–160r | R 23 | 468ª–469 | |
O vos felices radices | Antiphon | Patron saints, prophets | D 23 | 160r–v | R 24 | 469 | |
O cohors milite floris | Antiphon | Apostles | D 24 | 160v–161r | R 25 | 469–469ª | |
O lucidissima apostolorum | Responsory | Apostles | D 25 | 161r–v | R 26 | 469ª | |
O speculum columbe | Antiphon | St John the Evangelist | D 26 | 161v | R 27 | 469ª | |
O dulcis electe | Responsory | St John the Evangelist | D 27 | 161v–162r | R 28 | 469ª–470 | |
O victoriosissimi | Antiphon | Martyrs | D 31 | 163r–v | R 29 | 470 | |
Vos flores rosarum | Responsory | Martyrs | D 32 | 163v | R 30 | 470 | |
O vos imitatores excelse | Responsory | Confessors | D 33 | 163v–164r | R 31 | 470 | |
O successores fortissimi | Antiphon | Confessors | D 34 | 164r | R 32 | 470ª | |
O mirum admirandum | Antiphon | St Disibod | D 28 | 162r | R 33 | 470ª | |
O viriditas digiti Dei | Responsory | St Disibod | D 29 | 162r–v | R 34 | 470ª | |
O felix anima | Responsory | St Disibod | — | — | R 35 | 470ª | |
O beata infantia | Antiphon | St Disibod | — | — | R 36 | 470ª–471 | |
O felix aparitio | Antiphon | St Rupert | D 35 | 164v | R 37 | 471 | |
O beatissime Ruperte | Antiphon | St Rupert | D 36 | 164v | R 38 | 471 | |
Quia felix pueritia | Antiphon | St Rupert | — | — | R 39 | 471 | |
O pulcre facies Deum | Antiphon | — | D 38 | 165r | R 40 | 471 | |
O nobilissima viriditas | Responsory | Virgins | D 39 | 165r–v | R 41 | 471–471ª | |
Spriritui sancto | Responsory | — | D 45 | 167r | R 42 | 471ª | |
Favus distillans | Responsory | — | D 43 | 167v | R 43 | 471ª | |
O rubor sanguinis | Gospel antiphon | — | D 44 | 167v | R 44 | 471ª | |
Studium divinitatis | Laudes antiphon | — | D 46 | 167v | R 45 | 471ª–472 | |
Unde quocumque | Antiphon | — | D 47 | 167v | R 46 | 472 | |
De patria etiam earum | Antiphon | — | D 48 | 168r | R 47 | 472 | |
Deus enim in prima | Antiphon | — | D 49 | 168r | R 48 | 472 | |
Aer enim volat | Antiphon | — | D 50 | 168r | R 49 | 472 | |
Et ideo puelle iste | Gospel antiphon | — | D 51 | 168r | R 50 | 472 | |
Deus enim rorem | Antiphon | — | D 52 | 168r | R 51 | 472 | |
Sed diabolus | Antiphon | — | D 53 | 168r–v | R 52 | 472 | |
Rex noster promptus est | Responsory | Holy Innocents | D 42 | 166v–167r | R 53 | 472 | |
O virgo Ecclesia | Antiphon | — | D 56 | 170r | R 54 | 472–472ª | |
Nunc gaudeant materna | Antiphon | Church dedication | D 57 | 170r–v | R 55 | 472ª | |
O orzchis ecclesia | Antiphon | Church dedication | — | — | R 56 | 472ª | |
O coruscans lux stellarum | Antiphon | — | — | — | R 57 | 472ª | |
Kyrie eleison | Kyrie | — | — | — | R 58 | 472ª | |
O ignis Spiritus Paraclitus | Sequence | — | D 19 | 158r–v | R 59 | 473 | |
O ignee Spiritus | Hymn | — | D 18 | 157v–158r | R 60 | 473–473ª | |
Alleluia, O virga mediatrix | Allelui | — | — | — | R 61 | 473ª | |
O virga ac diadema | Sequence | — | D 13 | 156r | R 62 | 473ª–474 | |
O viridissima virga | Antiphon | — | — | — | R 63 | 474–474ª | |
Ave generosa | Hymn | — | D 12 | 155v | R 64 | 474ª | |
Mathias sanctus | Hymn | — | — | — | R 65 | 474ª–475 | |
O Bonifaci lux vivens | Antiphon | St Boniface | — | — | R 66 | 475–475ª | |
O presul vere civitatis | Sequence | St Disibod | D 30 | 162v–163r | R 67 | 475ª | |
O Euchari columba | Responsory | St Eucharius | — | — | R 68 | 475ª–476 | |
O Euchari in leta via | Sequence | St Eucharius | — | — | R 69 | 476 | |
Columba aspexit | Sequence | St Maximinus | — | — | R 70 | 476–476ª | |
O Jerusalem aurea civitas | Sequence | St Rupert | D 37 | 164v | R 71 | 476ª–477 | |
O ecclesia oculi tui | Sequence | — | D 54 | 168v–169r | R 72 | 477–477ª | |
Cum vox sanguinis | Hymn | — | D 55 | 169r–170r | R 73 | 477ª–478 | |
O dulcissime amator | Symphonia | Virgins | D 40 | 165v–166r | R 74 | 478–478ª | |
O Pater omnium | Symphonia | Widows | D 41 | 166r–v | R 75 | 478ª | |
Ordo virtutum | Liturgical drama | — | — | — | — | 478ª–481ª | |
O frondens virga | Antiphon | — | D 10 | 155r | — | — | |
Laus Trinitati | Antiphon | — | D 17 | 157r | — | — |