Schelomo

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Schelomo is a powerful rhapsody for cello and orchestra by Ernest Bloch that evokes the biblical figure of King Solomon through richly expressive, Jewish-inspired musical themes.

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instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
rhapsody ⓘ
catalogueDesignation Bloch B.39 ⓘ
character dramatic ⓘ
expressive ⓘ
meditative ⓘ
composer Ernest Bloch ⓘ
compositionPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
dedicatedTo Alexander Barjansky ⓘ
depicts inner voice of King Solomon ⓘ
duration approximately 20 minutes ⓘ
featuresInstrument cello ⓘ
firstRecordingYear 1920s ⓘ
form rhapsody for cello and orchestra ⓘ
genre Jewish-inspired classical music ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
influencedBy Jewish liturgical chant ⓘ
cantorial singing ⓘ
inspiredBy Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

King Solomon ⓘ
key uncertain or shifting tonality ⓘ
languageOfTitle Hebrew ⓘ
movementCount 1 ⓘ
notableCellistsAssociated Gregor Piatigorsky ⓘ
János Starker ⓘ
Leonard Rose ⓘ
Mstislav Rostropovich ⓘ
opusNumber none ⓘ
orchestrationFeature large orchestra ⓘ
prominent brass ⓘ
rich percussion ⓘ
partOf Ernest Bloch’s Jewish Cycle ⓘ
placeInCelloRepertoire standard 20th-century concerto-like work ⓘ
placeInComposerOutput one of Ernest Bloch’s most famous works ⓘ
premiereCountry United States ⓘ
premiereLocation New York City ⓘ
premiereYear 1917 ⓘ
publisher Carl Fischer ⓘ
scoredFor cello and orchestra ⓘ
style late Romantic ⓘ
post-Romantic ⓘ
subjectMatter philosophical reflections of King Solomon ⓘ
vanity and wisdom themes from Ecclesiastes ⓘ
thematicMaterial Jewish liturgical motifs ⓘ
cantorial-style melodies ⓘ
titleMeaning Solomon ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext cello concerto repertoire ⓘ
symphony orchestra concerts ⓘ

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