Transcript: Music of 12th Century Nun Recorded for Compact Disc

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SCOTT SIMON, Host: Every now and then, and more often lately, music of the old Catholic church becomes popular again. Last year, of course, it was a group of Spanish monks singing Gregorian chants. This year it is the music of Hildegard Von Bingen [sp].

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Of course, 800 years ago they didn't have compact discs, not even LP's and things, so Hildegard Von Bingen is being revived by arranger Richard Souther [sp], who has reworked the compositions of this 12th century mystic prophet and radical nun which were considered daring for their time, with electronic sampling, synthesizing and world beat rhythm. The result is a new CD called Vision, The Music of ...

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