Thursday, April 17, 2014

Tuesday- Paradox


Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen was a Medieval philosopher, composer, visionary, and powerful religious figure.  She is often credited with being the composer of the first play set to music.  This play was entitled Ordo Virtutum.  She made many other contributions to music, including over sixty hymns and an opera.  Her opera, which was written for St. Ursula, was entitled 11,000 Virgins.  Hildegard was an abbess who is still famous for dressing her nuns in nontraditional, less formal adornments.  For example, her nuns did not always have to wear habits (the traditional hood that nuns must cover themselves with at all times).
- See more at: http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/quotes-from-the-middle-ages.html#sthash.A3RFxgPe.dpuf

Hildegard of Bingen
 
Hildegard of Bingen was a Medieval philosopher, composer, visionary, and powerful religious figure.  She is often credited with being the composer of the first play set to music.  She made many other contributions to music, including over sixty hymns and an opera. Many of her quotes reflect the cultural norms of the time period.

Here is a quote written by Hildegard.  This is a paradox.  What does this mean? Discuss with your group.



“When the words come, they are merely empty shells without the music. They live as they are sung, for the words are the body and the music the spirit.”
-Hildegard of Bingen





“When the words come, they are merely empty shells without the music. They live as they are sung, for the words are the body and the music the spirit.”
-Hildegard of Bingen
- See more at: http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/quotes-from-the-middle-ages.html#sthash.A3RFxgPe.dpuf
“When the words come, they are merely empty shells without the music. They live as they are sung, for the words are the body and the music the spirit.”
-Hildegard of Bingen
- See more at: http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/quotes-from-the-middle-ages.html#sthash.A3RFxgPe.dpuf

“Underneath all the texts, all the sacred psalms and canticles, these watery varieties of sounds and silences, terrifying, mysterious, whirling and sometimes gestating and gentle must somehow be felt in the pulse, ebb, and flow of the music that sings in me. My new song must float like a feather on the breath of God.” - See more at: http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/quotes-from-the-middle-ages.html#sthash.A3RFxgPe.dpuf

Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen was a Medieval philosopher, composer, visionary, and powerful religious figure.  She is often credited with being the composer of the first play set to music.  This play was entitled Ordo Virtutum.  She made many other contributions to music, including over sixty hymns and an opera.  Her opera, which was written for St. Ursula, was entitled 11,000 Virgins.  Hildegard was an abbess who is still famous for dressing her nuns in nontraditional, less formal adornments.  For example, her nuns did not always have to wear habits (the traditional hood that nuns must cover themselves with at all times).
- See more at: http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/quotes-from-the-middle-ages.html#sthash.A3RFxgPe.dpuf

Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen was a Medieval philosopher, composer, visionary, and powerful religious figure.  She is often credited with being the composer of the first play set to music.  This play was entitled Ordo Virtutum.  She made many other contributions to music, including over sixty hymns and an opera.  Her opera, which was written for St. Ursula, was entitled 11,000 Virgins.  Hildegard was an abbess who is still famous for dressing her nuns in nontraditional, less formal adornments.  For example, her nuns did not always have to wear habits (the traditional hood that nuns must cover themselves with at all times).
- See more at: http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/quotes-from-the-middle-ages.html#sthash.A3RFxgPe.dpuf

Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen was a Medieval philosopher, composer, visionary, and powerful religious figure.  She is often credited with being the composer of the first play set to music.  This play was entitled Ordo Virtutum.  She made many other contributions to music, including over sixty hymns and an opera.  Her opera, which was written for St. Ursula, was entitled 11,000 Virgins.  Hildegard was an abbess who is still famous for dressing her nuns in nontraditional, less formal adornments.  For example, her nuns did not always have to wear habits (the traditional hood that nuns must cover themselves with at all times).
- See more at: http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/quotes-from-the-middle-ages.html#sthash.A3RFxgPe.dpuf

Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen was a Medieval philosopher, composer, visionary, and powerful religious figure.  She is often credited with being the composer of the first play set to music.  This play was entitled Ordo Virtutum.  She made many other contributions to music, including over sixty hymns and an opera.  Her opera, which was written for St. Ursula, was entitled 11,000 Virgins.  Hildegard was an abbess who is still famous for dressing her nuns in nontraditional, less formal adornments.  For example, her nuns did not always have to wear habits (the traditional hood that nuns must cover themselves with at all times).
- See more at: http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/quotes-from-the-middle-ages.html#sthash.A3RFxgPe.dpuf

Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen was a Medieval philosopher, composer, visionary, and powerful religious figure.  She is often credited with being the composer of the first play set to music.  This play was entitled Ordo Virtutum.  She made many other contributions to music, including over sixty hymns and an opera.  Her opera, which was written for St. Ursula, was entitled 11,000 Virgins.  Hildegard was an abbess who is still famous for dressing her nuns in nontraditional, less formal adornments.  For example, her nuns did not always have to wear habits (the traditional hood that nuns must cover themselves with at all times).
- See more at: http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/quotes-from-the-middle-ages.html#sthash.A3RFxgPe.dpuf

Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen was a Medieval philosopher, composer, visionary, and powerful religious figure.  She is often credited with being the composer of the first play set to music.  This play was entitled Ordo Virtutum.  She made many other contributions to music, including over sixty hymns and an opera.  Her opera, which was written for St. Ursula, was entitled 11,000 Virgins.  Hildegard was an abbess who is still famous for dressing her nuns in nontraditional, less formal adornments.  For example, her nuns did not always have to wear habits (the traditional hood that nuns must cover themselves with at all times).
- See more at: http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/quotes-from-the-middle-ages.html#sthash.A3RFxgPe.dpuf

30 comments:

  1. Without the music they are just words but when you put the music in it makes it lively

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  2. This means that without the music they are just empty words that are being said, but with the music the words are living and full.

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  3. Without the music the words are just words but when you add the music it is music.

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  4. Words are not actually empty, they are full of meaning. Then with music they really are full of meaning and life.

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  5. The paradox is that the words have bodies when sung but are empty shells when spoken, this means that when you simply speak a word, it is just a word, it has no real meaning. However, when sung, the word has meaning.

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  6. The paradox is the words are the empty shells and not the body. So when the words are spoken there is no meaning, when the words are sung it gives them a purpose.

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  7. Without music the words are empty but when you add music it becomes living and happy.

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  8. The paradox is that the words are the empty shells, not the body. This means that whenever the words are just spoken there is no meaning, but when the words are sung there is a lot of meaning.

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  9. Words are never without meaning they always have something that holds them back that explains something. Words also don't live, the person that speaks is the one that puts meaning behind the word.

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  10. When you add music to the word, the word comes to life.

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  11. This paradox describes how words that are sung are not truly alive, but are brought to life through how they are presented.

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  12. The paradox is that the words show spirit. The contradiction is that words arent real but they still show spirit.

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  13. The paradox is that the words are empty but if you put it in music it will become full and have meaning.

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  14. That words alone are boring but with music and words they have spirit.

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  15. Without music, words are just meaningless.

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  16. If words have no feeling, they are meaningless. Add feeling and soul, and you get music.

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  17. Without music, words do not show meaning when spoken.

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  18. The paradox is that the words are empty and not truly alive but they are alive as soon as they are spoken.

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  19. When music and words come together there becomes a deeper meaning, and come alive when they are spoken.

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  20. Words are just words but when you add feelings and emotion it makes it music and it becomes meaningful.

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  21. words are just words but when you add feeling and emotions it makes its make it music and meaningful

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  22. With music the words become alive, without music they are empty shells and "non-living."

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  23. The paradox shows how the words mean more and "come alive" whenever they are sung.

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  24. Words alone are just letters but when you put music with them, they develop a purpose and come alive.

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  25. Without music, words are meaningless.

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  26. Without music, the words could mean anything. They could just be there, but be pointless.

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  27. The paradox is that the words are empty shells without music, but have body with music. This means that the words alone have no meaning and serve no purpose, but when put to music the gain meaning and become lively.

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  28. Without music the words have no meaning. When the music is put with the words it creates spirit and emotion.

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  29. Words are just words but when you add feelings and emotions to it, it makes it music and meaningful.

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  30. Words are just words but when there is emotion and feelings it becomes a song and it means something. Words can have meanings.

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