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During her lifetime, the medieval abbess Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179) composed roughly 77 songs and hymns. She remains the earliest known woman composer in Western classical music and one of the most important composers of the High Middle Ages.
In her honor, a YouTuber who goes by Hildegard von Blingin’ has developed a penchant for making Bardcore music, “a pastiche genre that takes modern songs and makes them ‘old-timey’ with Medieval and Renaissance inspired instrumentation.” Most of the instrumentals feature a mix of virtual and real instruments, including the Celtic harp, Irish whistle, and recorder.
Hildy’s latest release offers a creative take on R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion,” complete with some revised lyrics:
I thought that I heard thee laughing
I thought that I heard thee sing
I think I thought I saw thee try
That was but a dream
That was but a dream
That’s me in the corner
‘Tis I in the corner
‘Tis I in the firelight, losing my religion
If you need a short escape from reality, this will serve you well. Enjoy!
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