| The era of middle age music composers started | | | | she got a call from God. She stated that God |
| during the fall of the Roman Empire. Then | | | | told her to write what you see. In the |
| around the fifteenth century is when middle | | | | beginning she was a bit hesitant of writing |
| age music came to an end. When the middle age | | | | the visions she was having so she held them |
| music era ended next came the beginning of | | | | inside. She began to get a lot of fame in the |
| the Renaissance. When it came to middle age | | | | 1140's after she started writing about her |
| music there were many different ones. Middle | | | | visions and they spread around. When Pope |
| age music composers came in all shapes, | | | | Eugenius heard about her visions he sent out |
| sizes, ethnicity's and ages. | | | | a commission and they declared that Hildegard |
| | | | was a genuine mystic and she was not going |
| You had middle age music composers who would | | | | insane. |
| chant. Chanting was sacred to them back then | | | | |
| and it represented the earliest known music | | | | You should know that there were many other |
| to come about in the Christian Church. You | | | | middle age music composers that were a lot |
| also had the Jewish Synagogue who would sing | | | | like Hildegard. It seemed that many |
| psalms and this was a strong influence when | | | | individuals back then liked to join in and |
| it came to Christian chanting. A famous | | | | sing middle age music. You should know that |
| middle age music composer was named Hildegard | | | | not everyone who tried to become famous music |
| Von Bingen. She was also known as Hildegard | | | | composers succeeded. For those individuals |
| of Bingen. Hildegard von Bingen was born on | | | | who succeeded really tried hard. Do you |
| September 16, 1098 and died on September 17, | | | | realize that music has been around for a very |
| 1179. Hildegard was a German abbess, author, | | | | long time? There is no doubt music has been |
| and a monastic leader. | | | | apart of the world hundreds of years before |
| | | | the middle ages even came about. If you look |
| From the time Hildegard was young she said | | | | at the Egyptian hieroglyphs you will see |
| that she had certain visions. Five years | | | | proof because they created musical |
| after she was elected to be Mother Superior | | | | instruments. |