Bloch, Prayer from Jewish Life No. 1 for Double Bass and Piano (Fischer) cello He was one of the

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Ave Maria (SCHUBERT)

from "The four Seasons

Bloch, Prayer from Jewish Life No. 1 for Double Bass and Piano (Fischer) cello He was one of theErnest Blochs From Jewish Life is a set of three short pieces, or movements, written by the composer in 1924 for the cellist Hans Kindler. The first of these, Prayer: Andante moderato, indeed has the flavor of a fervently sung prayer, or a hymn of petition, in a traditional Ashkenazi synagogue. The initial four note motive in the minor mode, together with its elaboration in the ensuing phrases, sounds as if it might have served as the skeletal model