Suite for Viola and Orchestra, B.41 (Bloch, Ernest)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 movements
Composition Year	1919 Feb.-May. (for viola and piano) 1919-1920 (orchestration - June 1919-March 1920)
Genre Categories	Suites; For viola, orchestra; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the orchestra; For orchestra with soloists; For viola, piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); For 2 players (arr)

1 Performances
- 1.1 Naxos
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Full Scores
- 2.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
  - 2.2.1 For Viola and Piano (Composer)
3 General Information
4 Navigation etc.

Performances

Naxos

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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete Score
*#246108 - 19.96MB, 180 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/30 - 11053×⇩ - Massenetique

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Editor	First edition
Publisher. Info.	New York: Schirmer, 1920. Plate 29874.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Viola and Piano (Composer)

Piano Score (black and white)
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Piano Score (grayscale)
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Viola Part (black and white)
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Viola Part (grayscale)
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Publisher. Info.	New York: Schirmer, 1920. Plate 29548.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
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General Information

Work Title	Suite
Alternative. Title	Suite for Viola and Piano or Orchestra
Composer	Bloch, Ernest
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	B.41
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IEB 30
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 movements I. Lento — Meno lento — Animato II. Allegro ironico III. Lento IV. Molto vivo
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1919 Feb.-May. (for viola and piano) 1919-1920 (orchestration - June 1919-March 1920)
First Performance.	1919 September 27 (with piano) 1920 November 5 (with orchestra)
First Publication.	1920 – New York: Schirmer
Average DurationAvg. Duration	30-35 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	Solo: viola Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (B♭), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns (F), 3 trumpets (C), 3 trombones, tuba timpani, percussion + 2 harps, strings
External Links	Ernest Bloch Legacy Wikipedia article (French)

Navigation etc.

According to the notes to Naxos 8.570829, entered in a competition sponsored by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, tied for first place with Rebecca Clarke's viola sonata; Coolidge broke the tie and awarded the prize to Bloch.