compose-sacred-music

Compose or analyze sacred music in Hildegard von Bingen's distinctive modal style. Covers modal selection, melodic contour (wide-range melodies), text-setting (syllabic and melismatic), neumatic notation, and liturgical context for antiphons, sequences, and responsories. Use when composing a new piece in Hildegardian style, analyzing an existing chant for structure and mode, researching medieval modal music, preparing to perform or teach Hildegard's music, or setting Latin sacred texts.