Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) was a Swiss-born Jewish composer. Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébra que was the last and best known works of his Jewish Cycle in which he attempted to find some sort of musical identity - the Jewish state having not yet come into existence when he was writing. The solo Cello is intended to represent the voice of King Solomon while the orchestral accompaniment is often seen to ex…

Study Score No. 63-Bloch was 73 years old when the String Quartet No. 3 was premiered in 1953 by the Griller Quartet. It is far more 'pared-down' than his earlier works and avoids the influence of Jewish music which he was well-known for in works such as 'Schelomo' and the 'Suite Hebraique for viola'. The first movement is forceful; trills and stark rhythms predominate whereas the second is more…

Score-A masterly composer of music for strings Bloch wrote four string quartets Schelomo--A Hebrew Rhapsody (for cello and orchestra) and A Voice in the Wilderness (for orchestra and cello obbligato) which are deeply emotional works and rank among the most distinguished achievements in the neo-classic and neo-romantic idiom of early 20th-century music.

Born into a family that had lived in Florence since the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) entertained only a distant relationship with the music he heard at synagogue: a Renaissance church held more appeal for the Florentine artist than the Oriental décor of his forefathers’ place of worship. It was only when he discovered Schelemo a rhapsody fo…

Cello and Piano. By Ernest Bloch. (Cello). String Solo. Size 9x12 inches. 36 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.

(3D1.2+1.2+1.2+1/4.3.3.1,timp,perc,2hp,cel,str,vc solo)

SKU: TM.00665SET

Composed by Ernest Bloch. Edited by Solomon. Set Type: D. Set of parts. Lucks Music Library #A7921. Published by Lucks Music Library (TM.00665SET).

Solo/pf. Trans: cl 1&2, hn 1-4, tpt 1&2. C…

(3D1.2+1.2+1.2+1/4.3.3.1,timp,perc,2hp,cel,str,vc solo)

SKU: TM.00665SC

Composed by Ernest Bloch. Edited by Solomon. Score. Lucks Music Library #A7921. Published by Lucks Music Library (TM.00665SC).

Solo/pf. Trans: cl 1&2, hn 1-4, tpt 1&2. Cello/Bass.

Cello - Intermediate

SKU: FH.VC6

Cello Series, 2013 Edition. Composed by The Royal Conservatory. Cello Series, 2013 Edition. Book/CD. The Frederick Harris Music Company #VC6. Published by The Frederick Harris Music Company (FH.VC6).

ISBN 978-1-55440-542-8.

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Chamber Music Cello, Piano

SKU: CF.BF141

Composed by Ernest Bloch. Edited by Julian Schwarz. 12+8 pages. Carl Fischer Music #BF141. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.BF141).

ISBN 9781491159989. UPC: 680160918584.

The three pieces From Jewish Life were composed b…