Hildegard of Bingen was a women of christian mystic. Two "nicknames" people would also call her were Saint Hildegard and Sibyl of the Rhine. She was born in 1098 and died in 1179. She wrote theological, botanical and medicinal texts, also wrote letters, liturgical songs, poems, and the first surviving morality play.
Michael Praetorius was born in 1571 and died in 1621. He was German and composer, plus writer of music. Michael was the most versatile composer of his age. He developed the musical forms based on protestant hymns. His first compositions came out in 1602 or 1603.
The purpose of Michael Praetorius music was reflecting towards the care of the court of Groningen. Hildegard von Bingen reflects her music towards revealing spiritual truths.
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