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There was a fascinating article about her in the New Yorker about a week ago. [0] Among many interesting references, I learned about Lingua Ignota -- "an exper
by gregsadetsky 4y ago
There was a fascinating article about her in the New Yorker about a week ago. [0]
Among many interesting references, I learned about Lingua Ignota -- "an experimental-pop project launched by the multidisciplinary artist Kristin Hayter, takes its name from Hildegard’s “unknown tongue” and channels her spirit through darkly vengeful chants that unfurl before walls of noise" (from the article)
Give it a listen, it's striking. [1]
[0] https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/06/hildegard-of-bingen-composes-the-cosmos https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/06/hildegard-of-b...
[1] https://linguaignota.bandcamp.com/track/the-order-of-spiritual-virgins https://linguaignota.bandcamp.com/track/the-order-of-spiritu...
- sk5t 4y agoCaligula is a fantastic album! And for something entirely different than that, check out Hildegard von Blingin'.