Ernest Bloch

A Swiss composer who moved to noise-based composition from neo-classical beginnings. Bloch was a composer of psychologically profound works who was greatly influenced by world music (Hebrew melody, Southeast Asian music, and Tibetan music) in creating a totally original music with a traditional fluidity of inflection. His later works, like the "Sinfonia Breve" (1952), written when he was 72, developed a bold, energetic dissonance.