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Bloch in 1917

This is a list of compositions by composer Ernest Bloch.

Stage

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  • Macbeth, Opera in 3 acts (1909 Geneva-Paris)

Orchestral

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  • Symphony in C♯ minor (1902)
  • Hiver-Printemps (1905 Paris-Geneva)
  • Trois Poèmes Juifs for large orchestra (1913 Satigny)
  • Israel, Symphony for orchestra (1916 Geneva)
  • In the Night: A Love Poem (1922 Cleveland)
  • Poems of the Sea (1922 Cleveland)
  • Concerto Grosso No. 1 for string orchestra with piano obbligato (1925 Santa Fe - Cleveland)
  • Four Episodes for chamber orchestra (1926 San Francisco)
  • America, an Epic Rhapsody (1926 San Francisco)
  • Helvetia, Symphonic Poem (1929 Frankfurt - San Francisco)
  • Evocations, Symphonic Suite (1937 Châtel, Haute Savoie)
  • Suite Symphonique (1944 Agate Beach)
  • In Memoriam (1952 Agate Beach)[1]
  • Concerto Grosso No. 2 for string orchestra (1952 Agate Beach)
  • Sinfonia Breve (1953 Agate Beach)
  • Symphony in E♭ (1955 Agate Beach)

Concertante

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  • Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque for cello solo and large orchestra (1916 Geneva-New York)
  • Suite for viola and orchestra (1919 New York)
  • Voice in the Wilderness, Symphonic Poem for orchestra with cello obbligato (1936 Châtel, Haute Savoie)
  • Concerto for violin and orchestra (1938 Châtel, Haute Savoie)
  • Baal Shem for violin and orchestra (1939)
  • Concerto Symphonique for piano and orchestra (1948 Agate Beach)
  • Scherzo Fantasque for piano and orchestra (1948 Agate Beach)
  • Concertino for flute, viola and string orchestra (1948, 1950 Agate Beach)
  • Suite Hébraïque, for viola (or violin) and orchestra (1951 Agate Beach)
  • Symphony for trombone and orchestra (1954 Agate Beach)
  • Proclamation for trumpet and orchestra (1955 Agate Beach)
  • Suite Modale for flute and string orchestra (1956 Agate Beach)
  • Two Last Poems for flute solo and orchestra (1958 Agate Beach)

Vocal and choral

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  • Historiettes au Crépuscule for mezzo-soprano and piano (1904 Paris)
  • Poèmes d'Automne for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (1906 Geneva)
  • Psaume 22 (1913 Satigny)
  • Deux Psaumes pour soprano et orchestre, précédés d'un prélude orchestral (1914 Satigny)
  • America: An Epic Rhapsody for chorus and orchestra (1926 San Francisco)
  • Avodath Hakodesh (Sacred Service) for baritone, orchestra, and chorus (1933 Roveredo-Ticino)

Chamber

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Piano quintet

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String quartet

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  • String Quartet in G (1896)
  • String Quartet No. 1 (1916 Geneva - New York)
  • String Quartet No. 2 (1945 Agate Beach)
  • String Quartet No. 3 (1952 Agate Beach)
  • String Quartet No. 4 (1953 Agate Beach)
  • String Quartet No. 5 (1956 Agate Beach)
  • In the Mountains (1924 Cleveland)
  • Night (1923 Cleveland)
  • Paysages (1923 Cleveland); the first movement North was inspired by Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North
  • Prelude (1925 Cleveland)
  • Two Pieces (1938, 1950 Châtel, Haute Savoie - Agate Beach)

Piano trio

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  • Three Nocturnes for piano trio (1924 Cleveland)

Instrumental

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Violin

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  • Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano (1920 Cleveland)
  • Baal Shem (1923 Cleveland)
  • Poème Mystique, Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano (1924 Cleveland)
  • Nuit Exotique (1924 Cleveland)
  • Abodah (1929 San Francisco)
  • Mélodie (1929 San Francisco)
  • Suite Hébraïque for violin and piano (1951 Agate Beach)
  • Suite No. 1 for violin solo (1958 Agate Beach)
  • Suite No. 2 for violin solo (1958 Agate Beach)

Viola

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  • Suite for viola and piano (1919 New York)
  • Suite Hébraïque for viola and piano (1951 Agate Beach)
  • Meditation and Processional for viola and piano (1951 Agate Beach)
  • Suite for viola solo (unfinished) (1958 Agate Beach)

Cello

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  • Cello Sonata (1897)
  • Méditation Hébraïque (1924 Cleveland)
  • From Jewish Life (1925 Cleveland)
  • Suite No. 1 for cello solo (1956 Agate Beach)
  • Suite No. 2 for cello solo (1956 Agate Beach)
  • Suite No. 3 for cello solo (1957 Agate Beach)

Flute

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  • Suite Modale for flute and piano (1956 Agate Beach)

Piano

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  • Ex-voto (1914 Geneva)
  • In the Night: A Love Poem (1922 Cleveland)
  • Poems of the Sea (1922 Cleveland)
  • Four Circus Pieces (1922 Cleveland)
  • Danse Sacrée (1923 Cleveland)
  • Enfantines, 10 pieces for children (1923 Cleveland)
  • Nirvana, Poem (1923 Cleveland)
  • Five Sketches in Sepia (1923 Cleveland)
  • Sonata (1935 Châtel, Haute Savoie); written for Guido Agosti
  • Visions et Prophéties (1936 Châtel, Haute Savoie)

Organ

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  • 6 Preludes (1949 Agate Beach)
  • 4 Wedding Marches (1950 Agate Beach)

References

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  1. ^ Knapp, Alexander; Solomon, Norman (2017-01-05). Ernest Bloch Studies. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316683996.
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