Sacred Service
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Sacred Service is a major choral-orchestral work by composer Ernest Bloch that sets the Jewish Sabbath morning liturgy in a symphonic, concert-style format.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral-orchestral work
ⓘ
symphonic psalm setting ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Jacob Sonderling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temple Emanu-El of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Ernest Bloch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Temple Emanu-El of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 45 minutes ⓘ |
| form | symphonic ⓘ |
| genre |
concert work
ⓘ
liturgical setting ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| instrumentation | orchestra ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
concert performance
ⓘ
non-ritual presentation ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | Jewish Sabbath morning service ⓘ |
| liturgicalSectionsIncluded |
Amidah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kedushah ⓘ Psalm texts ⓘ Shema and its blessings ⓘ concluding prayers ⓘ |
| notableRecordingArtist |
Georg Solti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Zubin Mehta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOutput | major sacred work by Ernest Bloch ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Turin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Baal Shem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Schelomo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | five-part work ⓘ |
| style |
late Romantic
ⓘ
modernist influences ⓘ |
| textSource |
Hebrew Sabbath morning liturgy
ⓘ
Jewish Reform liturgy ⓘ |
| textType | liturgy ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
Jewish identity
ⓘ
spiritual reflection ⓘ |
| titleVariant |
Avodath Ha-Kodesh
NERFINISHED
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Avodath Hakodesch NERFINISHED ⓘ Avodath Hakodesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
baritone solo
ⓘ
cantor (optional) ⓘ mixed chorus ⓘ |
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