The Study of Jewish Spiritual Symbol in Ernest Bloch’s “Jewish Cycle”: Taking Schelomo, Rhapsodie Hébraïque for Cello Solo and Large Orchestra for Example

• Main Authors: LIN, I-WEN, 林怡彣
• Other Authors: LAU, CHI-MING
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/69vx3j

博士 === 輔仁大學 === 音樂學系 === 107 === The "Jewish Circle" of Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) is a collection of seven works, including vocals, chamber music and orchestral works. Because of his awakening of Jewish spiritual and the experience of faith. He entered the four-year Jewish series and placed some trait of the Jewish symbol and elements into the music from 1912 to 1916. These elements include intervals, melody, harmony materials, scale materials, rhythm materials, Shofar like sounds, decorative improvisations, etc. Bloch also trying to add the other twentieth century creative trend in his music after 1916, but still did not forget him as a Jewish. He also application of Jewish material in his middle and late works, but not the "Jewish Cycle" coherent and typical. Bloch's use of Jewish-related material is not to place the material directly into the work, but to have the material that has been internalized, to be changed in the image of his mind, and to express its meaning symbolically. Of the material, most of them are Bloch childhood singing from his father or get-together in the synagogue. So the "Jewish Cycle" in the melody, rhythm, harmony performance have similar common characteristics. And the last work of the "Jewish Circle" Schelomo, Rhapsodie Hébraïque for Cello Solo and Large Orchestra is Bloch in the study of the Old Testament " Ecclesiastes ". Because of being inspired and then brewing want to try to figure out the music and then the output of the work which for the characters, the situation, the role of the simulation. Bloch through the interval, scale, harmony, rhythm and other creative techniques to show but also the implementation of his Jewish symbol. Overview of "Jewish Cycle", "Seven" is a symbol of the work done in The Holy Bible and means perfect. Through the Schelomo as "Jewish Cycle" the final expression, showing his experience between the works and the Bible. It’s meaning the combination of God and the people, but also show the composer in a specific period of creation, put the work of the Jewish spirit of the results. Schelomo is the most well-known works of Bloch and also the most complete idea of Jewish symbol and elements in his personal career.