J. Baixas (1996) is a composer based in Barcelona.
"[A]ny text is constructed as a mosaic of quotations; any text is the absorption and transformation of another."
Julia Kristeva
J. Baixas (1996) is a composer based in Barcelona.
"[A]ny text is constructed as a mosaic of quotations; any text is the absorption and transformation of another."
The material for Symphonia Harmoniæ Cælestium Revelationum is entirely extracted from folio 480v, column c, of the Wiesbaden Codex manuscript, dated to the late XIIth century. This folio contains a fragment of Hildegard von Bingen’s allegorical morality play Ordo Virtutum. Some passages from this page are interpreted graphically——rather than through a conventional reading of neumatic notation——and are inserted into the piece, disrupting the melodic line. This line is based on several canonical interpretations of Hildegard’s play: the free rhythms of the singers are transcribed successively, one over the other, creating a complex web of rhythmic figures that enrich it both timbrally and microtonally, fully exploiting the capabilities of the horn.
Bibliography:
Davidson, A. E. (Ed.). (1980). Hildegard von Bingen: Ordo virtutum (2nd ed.). The University of North Carolina Press.
Hildegard von Bingen. (ca. 1180–1190). Wiesbaden Codex [Manuscript]. Hochschul- und Landesbibliothek RheinMain, Wiesbaden (D-WIl): Hs. 2.
Sequentia. (1997). Hildegard von Bingen: Ordo virtutum [CD]. Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
Vox Animae. (1995). Hildegard von Bingen: Ordo virtutum [CD]. Etcetera Record Company BV. KTC1203.