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Magnes collection on Ernest Bloch, 1925-1972.
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Title:
Magnes collection on Ernest Bloch, 1925-1972Musical America
Creator/Contributor:
Bloch, Ernest, 1880-1959, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Broude Brothers LimitedCreator/Contributor:
Ernest Bloch SocietyCreator/Contributor:
Western Jewish History Center, 033.Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1978.009.Creator/Contributor:
Bancroft Library, Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.Creator/Contributor:
Online Archive of CaliforniaAbstract:
The collection consists of materials collected by the Magnes staff, including biographical information and obituaries for
Bloch; a letter that Bloch sent to Rabbi Solomon Goldman, of Cleveland, Ohio, on 15 Dec. 1925, stating his preference to be
"creating a Symphony" rather than teaching; materials containing information about Bloch's role in the history of the San
Francisco Conservatory of Music; a copy of a lecture that Bloch delivered at the Conservatory (16 Sept. 1933); bulletins of
the Ernest Bloch Society (1970-1980; 1985-1991); an undated discography of Bloch; and essays about Bloch, including "Ernest
Bloch" by Alex Cohen and "Ernest Bloch and Modern Music" by John Hasting. Also contains articles from Musical America magazine
about Bloch's composition, "America"; a published vocal score for Bloch's Sacred Service, published by Broude Brothers of
New York (1965); and a program from a performance of Bloch's Sacred Service, on 8 July 1956; the collection also features
an autographed portrait of Bloch (1921) that includes a line from the score of his composition Schelomo (in oversize folder
1A); photographs of Bloch that demonstrate his interest in photography; and an article by Eric Johnson, that appeared in Aperture
magazine, entitled "A Composer's Vision: Photographs by Ernest Bloch" (1972).
Date:
1925 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caComposition (Music)
Jews -- California -- San Francisco
Composition (Musique)
Juifs -- Californie -- San Francisco
Composition (Music)
Jews
California -- San Francisco
America (Bloch, Ernest)
San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Bloch, Ernest -- 1880-1959 -- Archives
Bloch, Ernest -- 1880-1959
Goldman, Solomon -- 1893-1953 -- Correspondence
Bloch, Ernest -- 1880-1959
Goldman, Solomon -- 1893-1953
Jewish composers
Note:
Formerly: Western Jewish History Center Collection Number 033.
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1978.009.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Ernest Bloch was a celebrated composer, conductor, and educator. He was born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1880 and educated in
various European cities. Bloch came to the United States in 1916 and quickly established himself as a major figure in American
music. His taught at the Mannes School of Music in New York City (1917-20), the Cleveland Institute of Music (Director, 1920-1924),
the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (Director, 1925-30), and the University of California, Berkeley.
Preferred citation: Magnes collection on Ernest Bloch, BANC MSS 2010/708, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The
Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Materials in English.
Type:
Photographs.Essays.
Discographies.
Portaits.
Essay
Photograph
discographies.
essays.
photographs.
Scores.
obituaries.
Archives.
Obituaries.
Personal correspondence.
Obituaries.
Discographies.
Essays.
Photographs.
Discographies.
Essais.
Photographies.
Nécrologies.
Physical Description:
1 box and 1 oversize folder (.4 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
2006566170
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.