Born in Evanston, Illinois, Bagby was educated at Oberlin College, Ohio, and the Schola Cantorum in Basel, Bagby founded the ensemble Sequentia with Barbara Thornton in 1977. This group takes an innovative approach to medieval repertoires, especially with respect to their treatment of mode: they rely on the harmonic qualities of their voices to guide them through the different modes. Sequentia has released many fine recordings, most of them on Deutsche Harmonia Mundi. During the 1980s and 1990s, the group specialized in the music of Hildegard of Bingen; many of their most famous recordings are from this period. The group has also performed music written in the 12th century from the musical centers Santiago de Compostela, Aquitaine, and Notre Dame.
Benjamin Bagby's work as a composer also contributes to his recreations of the ancient epics, such as Beowulf, the Icelandic Edda and German music from the 10th and 11th centuries on their recent recording Lost Songs of a Rhineland Harper. His version of Beowulf, which he has been touring around the world since the 1990s, is available on DVD (from a show in Copenhagen); his performance on May 9, 2003, at the International Congress on Medieval Studies is documented and discussed in, and was an impetus for, the 2012 anthology Beowulf at Kalamazoo.[1]
Bagby (widowed from his longtime collaborator Barbara Thornton) married Croatian chant scholar Katarina Livljanić.[3]
Discographyedit
Spielmann und Kleriker, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1981, EMI 1988
Hildegard von Bingen: Ordo virtutum, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1982, EMI 1987
Spruchdichtung des 13. Jahrhunderts, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1983, EMI 1988
Trouvères, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1984, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 1987
Hildegard von Bingen: Symphoniae/Geistliche Gesänge, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1985, 1989
English Songs of the Middle Ages/Englische Lieder des Mittelalters, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1988, 1989
Philippe le Chancelier (ca. 1165–1236) – Conductus, Lai, Sequence, Rondellus/School of Notre Dame, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 1990
Philippe de Vitry (1291-1361) – Motets and Chansons, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG 1991
Vox Iberica I: Donnersöhne/Sons of Thunder – Gesänge für den hl. Jakobus (12. Jahrhundert), Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1992
Vox Iberica II: Codex Las Huelgas – Gesänge aus dem königlichen Konvent Las Huelgas de Burgos (13./14. Jahrhundert), Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 1992
Vox Iberica III: El Sabio – Gesänge für König Alfonso X. von Kastilien und Léon (1221–1284), Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 1992
Bordesholmer Marienklage (ca. 1475), Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 1993.
Oswald von Wolkenstein (1376-1445): Lieder/Songs, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 1993.
Hildegard von Bingen: Canticles of Ecstasy, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 1994.
Dante and the Troubadours, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 1995.
Hildegard von Bingen: Voice of the Blood, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 1995.
Visions from the Book, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 1996.
Shining Light – Christmas Music from Aquitanian Monasteries (12th c.), Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 1996.
Aquitania – Christmas Music from Aquitanian Monasteries (12th c.), Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 1997.
Hildegard von Bingen: O Jerusalem, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 1997.
Hildegard von Bingen: Saints, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 1998.
Hildegard von Bingen: Ordo Virtutum, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 1998.
Edda: Myths from Medieval Iceland, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 1999.
Frauenlob (Heinrich von Meissen, ca. 1260-1318) – The Celestial Woman/Frauenlobs Leich, oder der Guldin Fluegel, zu latin: Cantica Canticorum, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 2000.
The Rheingold Curse – A Germanic Saga of Greed and Vengeance from the Medieval Icelandic Edda, Marc Aurel Edition 2001.
Lost Songs of a Rhineland Harper, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG Classics 2004.
Krone und Schleier: Musik aus Mittelalterlichen Frauenklöstern/Crown and Veil: Music from Medieval Female Monasteries, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der BRD (Bonn)/Ruhrlandmuseum Essen 2005.
Chant Wars – The Carolingian “Globalization” of Medieval Liturgical Chant, a collaboration with the ensemble Dialogos, directed by Katarina Livljanic, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/Sony-BMG Music 2005.
Fragments for the End of Time/Endzeitfragmente, Raumklang 2008.
Hildegard von Bingen: Celestial Hierarchy, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (Sony) 2013.
Boethius: Songs of Consolation, Glossa 2018.
Referencesedit
^Schulman, Jana K.; Szarmach, Paul, eds. (2012). "Beowulf (A Roundtable Discussion)". Beowulf at Kalamazoo: Essays on Translation and Performance. Studies in Medieval Culture. Vol. 50. Kalamazoo: Medieval Institute Publications. pp. 209–34. ISBN9781580441520.
^. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
^"Benjamin Bagby". Sequentia.org. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
External linksedit
Benjamin Bagby's Beowulf October 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
Benjamin Bagby on google scholar
January 01, 1970
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many fine recordings most of them on Deutsche Harmonia Mundi During the 1980s and 1990s the group specialized in the music of Hildegard of Bingen many of their most famous recordings are from this period The group has also performed music written in the 12th century from the musical centers Santiago de Compostela Aquitaine and Notre Dame Benjamin Bagby s work as a composer also contributes to his recreations of the ancient epics such as Beowulf the Icelandic Edda and German music from the 10th and 11th centuries on their recent recording Lost Songs of a Rhineland Harper His version of Beowulf which he has been touring around the world since the 1990s is available on DVD from a show in Copenhagen his performance on May 9 2003 at the International Congress on Medieval Studies is documented and discussed in and was an impetus for the 2012 anthology Beowulf at Kalamazoo 1 He gave presentations internationally including at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools when 2 Bagby widowed from his longtime collaborator Barbara Thornton married Croatian chant scholar Katarina Livljanic 3 Discography editSpielmann und Kleriker Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1981 EMI 1988 Hildegard von Bingen Ordo virtutum Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1982 EMI 1987 Spruchdichtung des 13 Jahrhunderts Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1983 EMI 1988 Trouveres Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1984 Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 1987 Hildegard von Bingen Symphoniae Geistliche Gesange Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1985 1989 English Songs of the Middle Ages Englische Lieder des Mittelalters Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1988 1989 Philippe le Chancelier ca 1165 1236 Conductus Lai Sequence Rondellus School of Notre Dame Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 1990 Philippe de Vitry 1291 1361 Motets and Chansons Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG 1991 Vox Iberica I Donnersohne Sons of Thunder Gesange fur den hl Jakobus 12 Jahrhundert Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1992 Vox Iberica II Codex Las Huelgas Gesange aus dem koniglichen Konvent Las Huelgas de Burgos 13 14 Jahrhundert Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 1992 Vox Iberica III El Sabio Gesange fur Konig Alfonso X von Kastilien und Leon 1221 1284 Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 1992 Bordesholmer Marienklage ca 1475 Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 1993 Oswald von Wolkenstein 1376 1445 Lieder Songs Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 1993 Hildegard von Bingen Canticles of Ecstasy Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 1994 Dante and the Troubadours Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 1995 Hildegard von Bingen Voice of the Blood Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 1995 Visions from the Book Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 1996 Shining Light Christmas Music from Aquitanian Monasteries 12th c Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 1996 Aquitania Christmas Music from Aquitanian Monasteries 12th c Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 1997 Hildegard von Bingen O Jerusalem Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 1997 Hildegard von Bingen Saints Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 1998 Hildegard von Bingen Ordo Virtutum Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 1998 Edda Myths from Medieval Iceland Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 1999 Frauenlob Heinrich von Meissen ca 1260 1318 The Celestial Woman Frauenlobs Leich oder der Guldin Fluegel zu latin Cantica Canticorum Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 2000 The Rheingold Curse A Germanic Saga of Greed and Vengeance from the Medieval Icelandic Edda Marc Aurel Edition 2001 Lost Songs of a Rhineland Harper Deutsche Harmonia Mundi BMG Classics 2004 Krone und Schleier Musik aus Mittelalterlichen Frauenklostern Crown and Veil Music from Medieval Female Monasteries Kunst und Ausstellungshalle der BRD Bonn Ruhrlandmuseum Essen 2005 Chant Wars The Carolingian Globalization of Medieval Liturgical Chant a collaboration with the ensemble Dialogos directed by Katarina Livljanic Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Sony BMG Music 2005 Fragments for the End of Time Endzeitfragmente Raumklang 2008 Hildegard von Bingen Celestial Hierarchy Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Sony 2013 Boethius Songs of Consolation Glossa 2018 References edit Schulman Jana K Szarmach Paul eds 2012 Beowulf A Roundtable Discussion Beowulf at Kalamazoo Essays on Translation and Performance Studies in Medieval Culture Vol 50 Kalamazoo Medieval Institute Publications pp 209 34 ISBN 9781580441520 University of Chicago Laboratory Schools Search Archived from the original on June 10 2016 Retrieved May 8 2016 Benjamin Bagby Sequentia org Retrieved October 10 2018 External links editBenjamin Bagby s Beowulf Archived October 6 2007 at the Wayback Machine Benjamin Bagby on google scholar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benjamin Bagby amp oldid 1107797863, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
