Ernest Bloch

:See also Ernst Bloch the philosopher.

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Ernst Bloch - Philosopher

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Ernest Bloch (July 24, 1880 – July 15, 1959) was a Swiss-born American Jewish composer.

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July 24 - 1880 - July 15 - 1959 - Swiss - American - Jew - Composer

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He was born in Geneva and studied music at the conservatory in Brussels, where his teachers included Eugène Ysaÿe; and later he also studied at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt. He travelled around Europe before settling in the United States of America in 1916, taking American citizenship in 1924. He held several teaching appointments there, with George Antheil and Roger Sessions among his pupils. In December 1920 he was appointed the first Musical Director of the newly formed Cleveland Institute of Music, a post he held until 1925. Following that he spent most of the 1930s back in Switzerland before returning to the USA. He died in Portland, Oregon from cancer.

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Geneva - Brussels - Eugène Ysaÿe - Frankfurt - United States of America - George Antheil - Roger Sessions - December - 1920 - Cleveland Institute of Music - 1925 - Portland, Oregon - Cancer

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