them after the reckoning of the Christian era. It was later extended by his pupil Berthold of Reichenau. He was a renowned religious poet and musical composer. Among his surviving works are officia for St. Afra and St. Wolfgang. When he went blind in later life, he began writing hymns. He was famous enough that he appears to have been credited with compositions by later writers; among the works traditionally attributed to him are the Salve Regina ("Hail Queen"), Veni Sancte Spiritus ("Come Holy Spirit"), and Alma Redemptoris Mater ("Nourishing Mother of the Redeemer"). Herman died on Reichenau on 24 September 1054, aged 41. The Roman Catholic Church beatified him in 1863. Legacy and influence Three of five symphonies that were written by Russian composer Galina Ustvolskaya are based on his texts. See also List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics References Further reading McCarthy, T. J. H. Music, scholasticism and reform: Salian Germany, 1024–1125 (Manchester, 2009), pp. 23–30, 62–71. . The Musica of Hermannus Contractus. Edited and translated by Leonard Ellinwood. Revised with a new introduction by John L. Snyder'' (Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2015), xviii + 221 pp. External links Catholic Encyclopedia Hermannus Contractus German language site with a collection of original texts Catholic Forum musicologie.org Hermannus Contractus et la théorie de la musique. Sources, éditions, bibliographie, commentaires 1013 births 1054 deaths 11th-century astrologers 11th-century composers 11th-century German historians 11th-century mathematicians 11th-century astronomers 11th-century Latin writers 11th-century Christian monks 11th-century German poets People from Altshausen Musicians from Baden-Württemberg Scientists from Baden-Württemberg Medieval German mathematicians German beatified people German chroniclers German music theorists German people with disabilities German Christians Catholic clergy scientists German Benedictines Tonaries German classical composers German male classical composers Medieval male composers Medieval German astronomers People with spinal muscular atrophy People with speech impediment Blind musicians German blind people German Christian hymnwriters Scientists with disabilities