Concerto Grosso No. 1
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Concerto Grosso No. 1 is a 1925 neo-Baroque orchestral work by composer Ernest Bloch, notable for blending Baroque forms with modern harmonies and a prominent piano obbligato.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Concerto Grosso No. 1 canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Concerto Grosso No. 1 Context triple: [Ernest Bloch, notableWork, Concerto Grosso No. 1]
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Concerto Grosso
Concerto Grosso is a modern orchestral work by Igor Markevitch that reimagines the Baroque concerto grosso form with his characteristically bold, rhythmic, and harmonically adventurous style.
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Concerti Grossi Op. 6
Concerti Grossi Op. 6 is a celebrated set of baroque string concertos by Arcangelo Corelli that became a foundational model for the concerto grosso form.
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Concerto da Chiesa
Concerto da Chiesa is an orchestral work by British composer George Dyson that reflects his lyrical, tonal style and affinity for traditional forms.
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D.
Viola Concerto
Viola Concerto is a contemporary concerto for viola and orchestra by American composer John Harbison, known for its modern harmonic language and expressive depth.
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E.
Concerto in F
Concerto in F is a three-movement jazz-influenced classical concerto for piano and orchestra by American composer George Gershwin, first performed in 1925.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Concerto Grosso No. 1 Target entity description: Concerto Grosso No. 1 is a 1925 neo-Baroque orchestral work by composer Ernest Bloch, notable for blending Baroque forms with modern harmonies and a prominent piano obbligato.
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A.
Concerto Grosso
Concerto Grosso is a modern orchestral work by Igor Markevitch that reimagines the Baroque concerto grosso form with his characteristically bold, rhythmic, and harmonically adventurous style.
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B.
Concerti Grossi Op. 6
Concerti Grossi Op. 6 is a celebrated set of baroque string concertos by Arcangelo Corelli that became a foundational model for the concerto grosso form.
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C.
Concerto da Chiesa
Concerto da Chiesa is an orchestral work by British composer George Dyson that reflects his lyrical, tonal style and affinity for traditional forms.
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D.
Viola Concerto
Viola Concerto is a contemporary concerto for viola and orchestra by American composer John Harbison, known for its modern harmonic language and expressive depth.
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E.
Concerto in F
Concerto in F is a three-movement jazz-influenced classical concerto for piano and orchestra by American composer George Gershwin, first performed in 1925.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concerto grosso
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orchestral work ⓘ |
| belongsToRepertoire | 20th-century neo-classical and neo-Baroque repertoire ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Bloch Concerto Grosso No. 1 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | San Francisco Conservatory of Music ⓘ |
| composer | Ernest Bloch ⓘ |
| composerCitizenship | Swiss-American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfComposition | 1925 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | students of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music ⓘ |
| educationalContext | written while Bloch taught at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | G. Schirmer ⓘ |
| form | concerto grosso ⓘ |
| genre | neo-Baroque ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
piano
ⓘ
string orchestra ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
Dirge
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Fugue ⓘ Pastorale ⓘ Prelude ⓘ |
| hasPart | piano obbligato ⓘ |
| hasTexture | predominantly contrapuntal ⓘ |
| hasTonality | largely tonal with extended harmonies ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important example of Bloch’s neo-Baroque phase
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often cited in debates about the future of tonality in the 1920s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baroque concerto grosso tradition
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Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| intendedPurpose | demonstrate viability of tonality ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fusion of Baroque forms with modern harmony
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prominent piano obbligato part ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | San Francisco ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Alfred Hertz ⓘ |
| premiereEnsemble | San Francisco Symphony ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | San Francisco ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Concerto Grosso No. 2 ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| usesForm |
fugue in final movement
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passacaglia-like procedures ⓘ |
| usesStyle |
Baroque forms
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modern harmonies ⓘ |
| yearOfPremiere | 1925 ⓘ |
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