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The Ernest Bloch Companion
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David Z. Kushner
Book Code: KEJ/
ISBN: 0-313-27905-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-27905-8
216 pages, figures, photos, musical ex.
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2001
List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Kushner is today's foremost specialist on Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and performers; general readers.
    —Choice     October 2002
  • [e]xcellent survey of the relation between the life of Ernest Bloch and his compositions....A fine book for admirers of Bloch.
    —The Opera Journal     Dec 2002
  • [T]he most informative publication on the composer's life and works currently in general circulation. The book contains much interesting and provacative information.
    —Fanfare     November-December 2002
Description: The evolution of Ernest Bloch's music is traced throughout his travels in Europe and America. A complete picture of Bloch emerges from this integrated study of his life and his music. The opening biographical chapter provides a brief, personal history from which Bloch's career and many interests follow, including his pursuits in photography. The biographical information provides the framework for addressing the "Jewish Question," a common focus of Bloch's work. Bloch emerges, from this multifaceted study, as a composer whose music must be examined within both its Jewish heritage and in a larger, universal context. Musicians, scholars, and Bloch enthusiasts will welcome this volume examining Ernest Bloch's life, career and major works which are enhanced throughout by musical examples. Bloch's professional development is easily traced through the chronological organization of the book.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Biographical Overview
  • The Early Years
  • America I
  • Return to Roots
  • America II
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix: Ernest Bloch as Photographer
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 00-057662
LCC Class: ML410
Dewey Class: 780
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