Modo Hypodorico

Composed by
Athanasius Kircher
Arranged by
Jock McKenzie
Price
£ 20.00 

Modo Hypodorico or Hypodorian Mode is one of the eight modes of Gregorian chant. The piece consists of a theme and nine variations.

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Athanasius Kircher (May 1602 – November 1680) was a German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works of comparative religion, geology, and medicine. Kircher has been compared to fellow Jesuit Roger Joseph Boscovich and to Leonardo da Vinci for his vast range of interests and was honoured with the title Master of a Hundred Arts. He taught for more than 40 years at the Roman College. A resurgence of interest in Kircher has occurred within the scholarly community in recent decades. Kircher claimed to have deciphered the hieroglyphic writing of the ancient Egyptian language, but most of his assumptions and translations in the field turned out to be wrong. He did, however, correctly establish the link between the ancient Egyptian and the Coptic languages, and some commentators regard him as the founder of Egyptology. Kircher was also fascinated with Sinology and wrote an encyclopedia of China, where he revealed the early presence of Nestorian Christians while also attempting to establish links with Egypt and Christianity. Kircher's work in geology included studies of volcanoes and fossils. One of the first researchers to observe microbes through a microscope, Kircher was ahead of his time in proposing that the plague was caused by an infectious microorganism and in suggesting effective measures to prevent its spread. Kircher also displayed a keen interest in technology and mechanical inventions; inventions attributed to him include a magnetic clock, various automatons and the first megaphone. In the late 20th century, the aesthetic qualities of his work again began to be appreciated. One modern scholar described Kircher as "a giant among seventeenth-century scholars", and "one of the last thinkers who could rightfully claim all knowledge as his domain”. Another referred to Kircher as "the last Renaissance man”.

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