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Ernest Bloch (July 24, 1880 – July 15, 1959) was a Swiss-born American composer. [1] Bloch was a preeminent artist in his day, and left a lasting legacy. He is recognized as one of the greatest Swiss composers in history. [2] As well as producing musical scores, Bloch had an academic career that culminated in his recognition as Professor ...
Discover the musical legacy of Ernest Bloch, a Swiss-American composer who blended Jewish and Western traditions in his works.
Family: Ernest Bloch married the pianist Margarethe Schneider in 1904 and they had three children. The eldest, Ivan b1905, was an engineer with the Bonneville Power Administration and very involved with energy conservation. The middle child, Suzanne, b1907 taught at Juilliard for 43 years. She co-founded the American Lute Society.
Ernest Bloch (born July 24, 1880, Geneva, Switzerland—died July 15, 1959, Portland, Oregon, U.S.) was a composer whose music reflects Jewish cultural and liturgical themes as well as European post-Romantic traditions. His students included Roger Sessions and Randall Thompson. Bloch studied with noted Swiss composer Émile Jaques-Dalcroze and ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
‘Ernest Bloch has always seemed to me to be one of the Seven Wonders. Like Hercules, a world of ecstasy, of pain rested on his shoulders. He also seemed at one with the great vistas and jagged peaks of the Swiss Alps, against which he loved to photograph himself (he was a superb photographer, one of the first generation of Leica fanatics!), as at Agate Beach, with the pounding Pacific breakers.
A complete list of Ernest Bloch’s Compositions, compiled by Dr. Alexander Knapp from his “Alphabetical List of Bloch’s Published and Unpublished Works” in Ernest Bloch Studies, co-edited by Alexander Knapp and Norman Solomon, Cambridge University Press, 2016. Alphabetical List of Bloch’s Published and Unpublished Works
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Learn about the life and works of Ernest Bloch, a Swiss-born American composer who was admired for his originality and versatility. Explore his influences, his students, his performances in the UK and his legacy.
