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Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), Riesencodex, 13th century, f. 466v

The Symphonia Series is a free sheet music resource devoted to the works of Hildegard von Bingen.

The series will incorporate Hildegard’s entire corpus of 77 songs, in addition to a performance edition of the Ordo Virtutum.

My editorial process attempts to render the most authentic depiction of the original, 12th-century neumatic notation as possible.

The notational vocabulary utilized in 12th-century Germanic lands is relatively clear with regards to pitch and duration. However, it is (gloriously) laden with interpretative and expressive potential. My ultimate aim is to offer a free performance edition that captures this potential as much as is possible in a modern transcription, supported with a new, highly accessible contemporary English translation.

Hildegard’s music should be available to anyone. I hope these scores will help you forge your own special connection with her powerful music and words, and that you, too, may become a part of her incredible legacy.

If you have any questions, issues, or requests, please contact me through the website.

Allison Mondel
Director

Symphonia in Thematic Order

Songs are grouped according to the designations provided by Barbara Newman in Symphonia, Cornell University Press, 2nd ed., 1998.

Click each title to view individual song page where you can view and download score and translation.

Father and Son

O vis eternitatis	Responsory for the Creator
O virtus sapientie	Antiphon for Divine Wisdom
O quam mirabilis	Antiphon for the Creator
O pastor animarum	Antiphon for the Redeemer
O cruor sanguinis	Antiphon for the Redeemer
O magne Pater	Antiphon for God the Father
O eterne Deus	Antiphon for the Creator

Mother and Son

O clarissima mater	Responsory for the Virgin
O splendidissima gemma	Antiphon for the Virgin
Nunc aperuit	Antiphon for the Virgin
Quia ergo femina	Antiphon for the Virgin
Cum processit factura	Antiphon for the Virgin
Cum erubuerint infelices	Antiphon for the Virgin
O frondens virga	Antiphon for the Virgin
O quam magnum miraculum	Antiphon for the Virgin
O quam preciosa	Responsory for the Virgin
O virga mediatrix	Alleluia-verse for the Virgin
O viridissima virga	Antiphon for the Virgin
Ave generosa	Hymn to the Virgin

The Holy Spirit

Karitas habundat	Antiphon for Divine Love
Laus Trinitati	Antiphon for the Trinity

The Celestial Hierarchy

O spectabiles viri

Antiphon for Patriarchs and Prophets

Virgins, Widows, and Innocents

O pulcre facies

Antiphon for Virgins

Saint Ursula and Her Companions

O rubor sanguinis

Antiphon for Saint Ursula

Additional Works

Kyrie

Movement of the Mass Ordinary

Symphonia and Additional Works in Alphabetical Order