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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instanceOf cello concerto ⓘ
orchestral composition ⓘ
rhapsody ⓘ
approximateDuration 20 minutes ⓘ
associatedComposerNationality Swiss-American ⓘ
associatedComposerReligion Jewish ⓘ
celloRole quasi-vocal, declamatory solo line ⓘ
composer Ernest Bloch ⓘ
compositionPeriod World War I era ⓘ
culturalContext Jewish liturgical and folk inflections ⓘ
dedication cellist Alexander Barjansky ⓘ
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 ⓘ
typicalProgrammingContext cello concerto repertoire ⓘ
symphonic concerts ⓘ
workNumbering often listed without opus number ⓘ

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Ernest Bloch → notableWork → Hebrew Rhapsody "Schelomo" ⓘ