Composer Hildegard von Bingen rocked the Middle Ages with her incredible music, talent in medicinal arts, and dramatic plays. A Lill-of-all-trades, Hildegard remained one of the most prolific composers during the Middle Ages. When we think about prominent classical composers of the Middle Ages, few musicians can compare to German poet , herbalist, and composer St. Hildegard von Bingen. According to the Fordham University sourcebook "The Life and Works of Hildegard von Bingen," her best known works include the morality play Ordo Virtutum , or the Play of Virtues, and the liturgical vocal compositions. Typical of the time period, Hildegard von Bingen's works were simple compared to the complex contrapuntal lines of Bach in the Baroque Era or the perfectly mathematical harmonies of Mozart during the Classical Period. Much of the music that von Bingen wrote was spiritual in nature, as was common during the period of Gregorian Chant. As a university music and med...