Born in Rheinhesse
Exceeding most women and some men of her time
Served as a prioress (leader of nuns) under the jurisdiction of the abbot of St. Disibod
Wrote Scivias, writings of 26 visions
Compositions:
- 77 chants, including Columba aspexit ("The dove looked in")
- hymns
- Ordo Virtutum, first musical play ever
- Songs: Symphony of the harmony of heavenly revelation
- "antiphons: one-line pieces (sometimes longer) made of freely composed text with melody sung before and after a psalm" (Linda Sheppard, Early Music, ca. 600-1825).
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