Hebrew Rhapsody "Schelomo"
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Hebrew Rhapsody "Schelomo" is a powerful, large-scale rhapsody for cello and orchestra by Ernest Bloch that evokes the biblical figure of King Solomon and is one of the composer’s most celebrated works.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cello concerto
ⓘ
orchestral composition ⓘ rhapsody ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 20 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedComposerNationality | Swiss-American ⓘ |
| associatedComposerReligion | Jewish ⓘ |
| celloRole | quasi-vocal, declamatory solo line ⓘ |
| composer | Ernest Bloch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | World War I era ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Jewish liturgical and folk inflections ⓘ |
| dedication | cellist Alexander Barjansky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| genre |
concertante work
ⓘ
programmatic music ⓘ |
| inCatalogue | one of the most frequently performed 20th-century cello concertante works ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Jewish cantillation
ⓘ
cantor-like vocal style translated to cello ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | biblical figure of King Solomon ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Hebrew ⓘ |
| movementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| musicalCharacter |
dramatic
ⓘ
meditative ⓘ rhapsodic ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentalDemand |
virtuosic cello technique
ⓘ
wide dynamic range for soloist ⓘ |
| notableRecordingTradition | recorded by many leading cellists ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
extensive percussion
ⓘ
large orchestra ⓘ prominent brass writing ⓘ rich string textures ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| placeInOeuvre |
one of Ernest Bloch's most celebrated works
ⓘ
part of Bloch's Jewish Cycle ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| scoredFor | cello and orchestra ⓘ |
| soloInstrument | cello ⓘ |
| structure | single-movement rhapsody ⓘ |
| style |
Hebraic
ⓘ
Jewish nationalist ⓘ late-Romantic ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
philosophical reflections of King Solomon
ⓘ
vanity and wisdom from the Book of Ecclesiastes ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | King Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalProgrammingContext |
cello concerto repertoire
ⓘ
symphonic concerts ⓘ |
| workNumbering | often listed without opus number ⓘ |
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