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Louis Moreau Gottschalk (May 8, 1829 – December 18, 1869) was an American composer, pianist, and virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano works. [1] He spent most of his working career outside the United States .
A day in the tropics), was performed at one of Gottschalk's "monster concerts" with an orchestra of over 600 players, inspired by Berlioz's similar performance venues. [1] The manuscript survived in Havana until 1932, when it was stolen, only to reappear in a New York Public Library in the 1950s. [ 2 ]
The Banjo, 1855 sheet music cover published by William Hall & Son.. The Banjo, Op. 15, is a composition for piano by the American composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk.Composed in 1853, it is one of Gottschalk's best-known works.
Bamboula, Op. 2, is a fantasy composition for piano written by American composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk during a delirium of typhoid fever in the French town of Clermont-sur-l'Oise in the summer of 1848. [1]
Grande Tarantelle, Op. 67, is a tarantella written by American composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk from 1858-64. Subtitled Célèbre Tarentelle, it was first performed at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia in 1864. [1]
Pages in category "Solo piano compositions by Louis Moreau Gottschalk" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Le Mancenillier, Op. 11, is a Creole-based composition for piano written by American composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk in Switzerland in the fall of 1848. [1] Dedicated to "Madame Mennechet de Barival", it was published in Paris with the subtitle Sérénade by his publisher 'Escudiers' in April 1851. [2]
Le Bananier (The Banana Tree) in C minor, Op. 5, is a composition for piano by American composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk.Dedicated to the famous pianist Alexandre Goria, [1] it was written in France around 1846 as one of the four "Louisiana Creole pieces" that Gottschalk composed between 1844 and 1846.