I. 1620 The Soil The Indians England The Mayflower The Landing Of The Pilgrims - Music

I. 1620 The Soil The Indians England The Mayflower The Landing Of The Pilgrims by Ernest Bloch

Ernest Bloch

Artist Biography For Ernest Bloch

Ernest Bloch 1880–1959 Was A Swiss Composer. Bloch's Early Works Including His Opera Macbeth 1910 Show The Influence Of Both The Germanic School Of Richard Strauss And The Impressionism Of Claude Debussy. His Mature Works Including His Best-Known Pieces Often Draw On Jewish Liturgical And Folk Music. These Works Include Schelomo 1916 For Cello And Orchestra The Israel Symphony 1916 Baal Shem For Violin And Piano 1923 Later Version For Violin And Orchestra And Avodath Hakodesh Sacred Service 1933 For Baritone Choir And Orchestra. Other Pieces From This Period Include A Violin Concerto Written For Joseph Szigeti And The Rhapsody America For Chorus And Orchestra. His Works After World War II Are A Little More Varied In Style Though Bloch's Essentially Romantic Idiom Remains. Some Such As The Suite Hébraïque 1950 Continue The Jewish Theme Others Such As The Second Concerto Grosso 1952 Display An Interest In Neo-Classicism Though Here Too The Harmonic Language Is Basically Romantic Even Though The Form Is Baroque And Others Including The Late String Quartets Include Elements Of Atonality.