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 …

Dec 14, 2025 · 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 …

Gottschalk stands as one of the first classical composers to utilize American and Caribbean folkloric and popular-music sources, thus paving the way for the likes of Anton Dvorak, Aaron Copland, and …

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 …

Apr 8, 2025 · Gottschalk is often remembered as one of the first truly American composers, both in terms of origin and musical voice. His innovative integration of multicultural elements into classical …

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Explore the brilliant career of Louis Moreau Gottschalk, a New Orleans-born composer who dazzled the world with his colorful, Latin-inspired piano works.

One of the great pianists of the mid-nineteenth century and major early American composer, Louis Moreau Gottschalk lived a peripatetic life, leaving and returning and finally leaving the United States …

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Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869) was born in New Orleans to a German-Jewish father and a Creole mother who was an accomplished singer. At an early age he showed musical ability, and …