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Bloch Festschrift Collection - Ephemera

Accession: SC1998.5

Location: M2A 2,6

Size: .1 feet

Biography: Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) was born in Switzerland and moved to the United States in 1917, teaching at the Mannes School in new York. He held other major appointments until 1930. From 1930 to 1939 he lived mainly in Switzerland, but returned thereafter and settled in Oregon before moving on to Berkeley, California. He taught briefly at the Eastman School of Music (1924-25). His compositions are generally highly regarded.

Provenance: The collection was purchased from J.J. Lubrano in March 1998 and was created in the early 1970's by the musicologist Ernest Lubin for an uncompleted festschrift in honor of Bloch.

Scope and Content: The collection contains the prospectus and a few portions of the projected festschrift, along with correspondence and other materials collected in preparation for the volume. The most significant items are the essay by Ernest Bacon on Bloch as a teacher and the correspondence, from among which the letter by Suzanne Bloch is most interesting.

Associations: Watanabe Special Collections possesses the Ernest Bloch Collection, a compilation of Bloch's teaching materials, analyses, and notes.

Restrictions: Reproduction of manuscript materials subject to copyright.

Series: 3

Series Name: Ephemera

Series Description: This series includes articles about Bloch from published sources, programs of performances of Bloch's works, and some clippings and biographical information.