Composer

Ernest Bloch

American composer (1880-1959)

1880–1959

90 works and musical collections

Born: 1880
Died: 1959
Birthplace: Geneva
Place of death: Portland
Citizenship / historical state: Switzerland; United States
Period (estimated from birth year): Modern

Biography

Ernest Bloch (; German: [blɔx]; July 24, 1880 – July 15, 1959) was a Swiss-born American composer. He is recognized as one of the most significant Swiss composers in history. Several of his most notable compositions reflect his Jewish heritage. As well as producing musical scores, Bloch had an academic career that culminated in his recognition as Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley in 1952.

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Life and musical career

Occupations: composer; photographer; music educator; pianist
Education: Hoch Conservatory
Teachers: Émile Jaques-Dalcroze; Louis Rey
Career institutions / employers: San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Mannes College The New School for Music; Cleveland Institute of Music; University of California, Berkeley
Recorded memberships: American Academy of Arts and Letters
Instruments played: violin
Genres: symphony
Notable works: Macbeth; String Quartet No. 2
Languages used: French; English; German
VIAF ID: 89802172
ISNI: 0000000110308955
GND ID: 118852213
Library of Congress ID: n79150283
MusicBrainz ID: e91fbf2b-178d-4243-972e-73eff6a5676f

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, violin, Cello, Viola, percussion
Genres represented: Classical
Source entries with composition dates: 10

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
Souvenir	See work details	Piano Viola Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Waning, The Bloch E	See work details	Piano Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Dream	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Schelomo Performed by Ernest Bloch	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Schelomo - Piano Score - Piano Score	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Schelomo - Cello - Cello	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Schelomo - Set of Parts	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata For Violin And Piano	See work details	violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Affirmation	See work details	violin Viola Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Processional	See work details	violin Viola Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Rapsodie	See work details	violin Viola Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Meditation	See work details	Viola Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Concertino	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Suite For Viola And Piano	See work details	Viola Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Concerto Grosso No.2	See work details	String Quartet Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Psalm 114	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Psalm 137	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Israel Symphony	See work details	Orchestra Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Piano Quintet No.1	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Poemes D'automme	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Psaume 22	See work details	Baritone Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Psalm 22	See work details	Baritone Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Quatuor A Cordes (String Quartet No.1)	See work details	String Quartet Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Hebraic Rhapsody	See work details	Cello Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Solomon	See work details	Cello Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Scherzo Fantasque	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sinfonia Breve	See work details	Orchestra Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
String Quartet No.3	See work details	String Quartet Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
String Quartet No.4	See work details	String Quartet Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Suite Hebraique	See work details	Viola Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Suite For Viola And Orchestra	See work details	Viola Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Voice In The Wilderness	See work details	Cello Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Visions Et Prophecies	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Deux Psaumes	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Trois Poemes Juifs	See work details	Orchestra Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Four Wedding Marches	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Five Sketches In Sepia	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Meditation Hebraique	See work details	Cello Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Meditation Hebraique/Nigan	See work details	Cello Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Prayer (From Jewish Life No.1) [Bloch, Ernest]	See work details	Cello Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
MŽditation HŽbraique	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
MŽditation HŽbraique / Nigan	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 89802172. Portrait: File:Ernest Bloch in 1917 at a table.jpg : Unknown author Unknown author derivative work: Begoon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.