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