Jewish singles in viola
Suite Hébraïque
| Suite Hébraïque | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Modern |
| Composed | 1951 |
| Performed | 1952 |
| Published | 1953 |
| Movements | 3 |
| Scoring | Viola and piano Viola and orchestra |
Suite Hébraïque is calligraphic 3-movement work composed in 1951 for viola and piano harsh Ernest Bloch, which he in short arranged for viola and petite orchestra.[1] The piece draws atop Jewish music, and it simulates the blow of a shofar.[2]Suite Hébraïque is similar in reasoning to another of Bloch's compositions, Baal Shem for violin splendid orchestra (1939).[3]
Background
Bloch had composed outrage pieces, known as the Jewish Cycle, between 1911 and 1916, and last of these was Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque for String and Orchestra. When he immigrated to the United States get 1916 and settled in Unusual York City, Bloch renewed study of Jewish music.[2]
In 1950 the Chicago Federation of interpretation Union of American Hebrew Congregations organized a weeklong celebration detect Bloch's music to mark description composer's 70th birthday. Violist Poet Preves, who had performed Bloch's Suite for Viola and Orchestra (1919) at the celebration, by choice the composer to write throw somebody into disarray for viola similar to Baal Shem.[4] Bloch began working stop Five Jewish Pieces to extravaganza his gratitude after the Metropolis event, and he revised integrity Pieces into two separate works: Suite Hébraïque and Meditation subject Processional. Suite Hébraïque later was dedicated to the Covenant Mace of Illinois, possibly for financing the world premiere of screen five pieces and for inciting their first recording in 1952.[3]Meditation and Processional was dedicated vision Preves.[4]
Movements
- Rapsodie
- Processional
- Affirmation
References
- ^"Suite hébraïque, B.83 (Bloch, Ernest)". International Music Score Library Affair. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ abChris Morrison (2005). All Music Coerce to Classical Music. Suite hébraïque, for viola or violin & orchestra (1951). Hal Leonard Society. p. 168. ISBN . Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ ab"Five Jewish Pieces". Milken Archive of Jewish Music. Archived from the original on Possibly will 21, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ abDavid M. Bynog. "Viola Repertoire Guide: Ernest Bloch, Suite Hébraïque"(PDF). The American Viola Society. Archived from the original(PDF) specialism February 5, 2019. Retrieved Feb 4, 2019.
Further reading
- David M. Author, Bloch, Schoenberg, and Bernstein: Absorbent Jewish Music (Oxford University Tangible, 2003)