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Louis Ferdinand Gottschalk (October 7, 1864 – July 15, 1934) was an American composer and conductor born in St. Louis, Missouri. The son of a Missouri governor, also named Louis, he studied music in Stuttgart, Germany, where his father, a judge, was American consul. Louis Moreau Gottschalk was his great-uncle.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk (May 8, 1829 – December 18, 1869) was an American composer, pianist, and virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano works. He spent most of his working career outside the United States .
Louis Moreau Gottschalk (born May 8, 1829, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.—died December 18, 1869, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was the first American pianist to achieve international recognition and the first American composer to utilize Latin American and Creole folk themes and rhythms.
Feb 21, 2021 · Gottschalk (1864-1934) was an American composer and conductor born in St. Louis, Missouri. The son of a Missouri governor, also named Louis, he studied music...
Born in New Orleans in 1829, Louis Moreau Gottschalk grew up in a neighbourhood where he was exposed to the Creole music with its African-Caribbean rhythms and the melodious folk songs that would later become a characteristic ingredient of much of his own music.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk was an American composer and pianist known as the first American pianist to achieve international recognition. Born into an illustrious American family, Louis was always interested in becoming a musician.
Jul 3, 2024 · Louisiana-born composer and pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869) was renown in his time as a virtuoso performer and one of the first American musicians to gain an international reputation. The syncopated rhythms of Haitian and Cuban contradanzas are present in many of his compositions.
