Symphonia: a critical edition of the Symphonia armonie celestium revelationum [Symphony of the harmony of celestial revelations]

Preface

Introduction. Biographical sketch ; Composition and dating of the Symphonia ; The Symphonia in the monastic liturgy ; Aesthetics and theology of music ; Musical style and performance ; Poetic style ; Themes of the Symphonia ; The manuscripts and the order of songs ; The text and translations

List of manuscripts

Order of songs in the manuscripts

Appendix: The Symphonia and the "Epilogue to the life of Saint Rupert"

Music and text in Hildegard's Antiphons / by Marianne Richert Pfau

Symphonia armonie celestium revelationum, text and translations

I. Father and son. O vis eternitatis ; O virtus Sapienrie ; O quam mirabilis ; O pastor ammarum ; O cruor sanguims ; O magne Pater ; O eterne Deus

II. Mother and son. Ave Maria ; O clarissima mater ; O splendidissima gemma ; Hodie aperuit ; Quia ergo femina ; Cum processit factura ; Cum erubuerint ; O frondens virga ; O quam magnum miraculum ; Ave generosa ; O virga mediatrix ; O viridissima virga ; O virga ac diadema ; O tu suavissima virga ; O quam preciosa ; O tu illustrata

III. The Holy Spirit. Spiritus sanctus vivificans vita ; Karitas habundat ; Laus Trinitati ; O ignee Spiritus ; O ignis Spiritus Paracliti

IV. The celestial hierarchy. O gloriosissimi lux vivens angeli ; O vos angeli ; O spectabiles viri ; O vos felices radices ; O cohors milicie floris ; O lucidissima apostolorum turba ; O speculum columbe ; O dulcis electe ; O victoriosissimi triumphatores ; Vos flores rosarum ; O vos imitatores ; O successores

V. Patron Saints. O mirum admirandum ; O viriditas digiti Dei ; O felix anima ; O beata infantia ; O presul vere civitads ; O felix apparicio ; O beatissime Ruperte ; Quia felix puericia ; O lerusalem ; Mathias sanctus ; O Bonifaci ; O Euchari columba ; O Euchari in leta via ; Columba aspexit

VI. Virgins, widows, and innocents. O pulcre fades ; O nobilissima viriditas ; O dulcissime amator ; O Pater omnium ; Rex noster promptus

VII. Saint Ursula and companions. Spiritui sancto ; O rubor sanguinis ; Favus distillans ; Antiphons for Matins (Studium divinitatis, Unde quocumque, De patria, Deus enim in prima, Aer enim volat, Et ideo puelle, Deus enim rorem, Sed diabolus) ; O Ecclesia ; Cum vox sanguinis

VIII. Ecclesia. O virgo Ecclesia ; Nunc gaudeant ; O orzchis Ecclesia ; O choruscans lux stellarum

Four songs without music. O Verbum Patris ; O Fili dilectissime ; O factura Dei ; O magna res

Commentary

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Discography