Hermann of Reichenau

Hermann of Reichenau belongs to the learned musical culture of the Medieval monastery. Active in what is now Germany, he wrote on music theory, astronomy, history, and liturgy, standing at the point where chant, mathematics, and sacred learning met. Later tradition connected him with Marian chant, while his theoretical work reflects how medieval musicians understood mode, interval, and order.

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  Hermann of Reichenau: disabled monk who boosted art and science 1000 years ago

  A remarkable figure of the 11th century, Hermann of Reichenau was a chronicler, composer, poet, and scientist who...