Describe and compare the O viridissima virga (“O Greenest Branch”) by Hildegard of Bingen and the First
Respond from Viderunt Omnes (“All the Ends of the Earth”) by Léonin. Topics could include the historical or
social context of each composition; the composers’ background; and similarities and the use of musical
elements such as sound, instrumentation, melody, rhythm/meter, harmony/tonality, and form. Note similarities
as well as differences.
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