Suite for Viola and Piano

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Suite for Viola and Piano is a major 1919 chamber work by composer Ernest Bloch, celebrated for its expressive depth and prominent place in the viola repertoire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber music composition
suite
approximateDuration 25 minutes
catalogueNumber B. 72
composer Ernest Bloch NERFINISHED
composerNationality Swiss-American
compositionForm multi-movement suite
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dedicatedTo Louis Bailly NERFINISHED
genre chamber music
hasArrangement Suite for Viola and Orchestra NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic contrasting moods between movements
rhapsodic character
rich harmonic language
virtuosic viola writing
hasMovement First movement of Suite for Viola and Piano
Fourth movement of Suite for Viola and Piano
Second movement of Suite for Viola and Piano
Third movement of Suite for Viola and Piano
hasPianoRole equal partner to viola
influencedBy French impressionism
Jewish musical idioms
instrumentation piano
viola
isCoreRepertoireFor viola
key atonal or freely tonal
languageOfTempoMarkings French
movementCount 4
notableFor expressive depth
prominent place in the viola repertoire
oftenRecordedBy concert violists
premiereYear 1919
publisher Carl Fischer NERFINISHED
relatedWorkByComposer Baal Shem NERFINISHED
Suite hébraïque NERFINISHED
requires advanced piano technique
advanced viola technique
scoredFor viola and piano
stylePeriod 20th-century classical music
typicalUse competition piece
recital repertoire
workTitleLanguage English
yearComposed 1919

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Ernest Bloch notableWork Suite for Viola and Piano