by Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179)
Translation © by Peter Dronke (1934 - 2020)

Who are these who seem like clouds?
Language: English  after the Latin 
Who are these who seem like clouds?
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Note: This English text and translation of the play Ordo Virtutum by Hildegard of Bingen is based on a translation by Peter Dronke.


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  • by Lucy Blomfield (b. 2001), "A Struggle for Life", first performed 2024 [ mixed chorus and organ ], Text for this work is taken from Hildegard von Bingen's c.1152 morality play, 'Ordo Virtutum' and the final paragraph of Charles Darwin's 1859 book, 'On the Origin of Species'. The translation of Ordo Virtutum used in this work is by Peter Dronke

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