Tuesday, July 18, 2023

July 18 - Hermann von Reichenau (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for July 18th are found here: Pauline Viardot (2019), Richard Branson (2020), Giovanni Battista Bononcini; Pauline Viardot (2021), and Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria (2022)

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Hermann von Reichenau (18 July 1013 – 24 September 1054) was an 11th-century Benedictine monk and scholar. He composed works on history, music theory, mathematics, astronomy, and wrote many hymns.  

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Practical Thinking


He was famous enough that he appears to have been credited with compositions by later writers; among the works traditionally attributed to him are the Salve Regina, Veni Sancte Spiritus, and Alma Redemptoris Mater.  adapted form Wikipedia


Hermann von Reichenau,

  In his old German abbey,

Wrote hymns and antiphons,

  And wasn’t too shabby.


When a hymn became famous,

  It was par for the course,

That Hermann von Reichenau

  Was hailed as the source.


Though a good Benedictine

  Won’t steal from his Brothers,

How nice to get credit

  For writings of others!

 

 

 

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