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All About Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869) - http://www.louismoreaugottschalk.com/
Dedicated to the life and music of the great American pianist and composer. Includes essay on his turbulent life, extensive discography, links to books, music, and other resources. |
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Classical Music Pages: L.M. Gottschalk - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/gottschalk.html
Minibiography focusing on New Orleans influence on Gottschalk's music. Includes MIDI audio files. |
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Gottschalk, Louis Moreau (1829 - 1869) - http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/bio21106.htm
A brief biography of his challenging and hectic life, his exile to Brazil, and an evaluation of his skills with recommended recording. |
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk - http://www.karadar.it/Dictionary/gottschalk.html
Karadar dictionary entry; includes MIDI audio files, a portrait and a caricature. |
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk: The First Gershwin - http://compactdiscoveries.com/CompactDiscoveriesScripts/05Gottschalk.html
Compact Discoveries page with essay on personal and cultural background of Gottschalk's music; includes author's recommendations of recordings. |
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Terra Verde and Louis Moreau Gottschalk's Music - http://www.allaboutjazz.com/articles/viri1001.htm
Discusses the difficulties of pigeonholing his work in terms of genre, reviews one recording, and provides some background on others. |
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Gottschalk's Symphonie Romantique: "Night in the Tropics" - http://www.schirmer.com/composers/gottschalk/romantique.html
Discusses editorial and stylistic aspects of one of his best-known works. |
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Que La Fete Commence - Gottschalk and French Life in New Orleans - http://nutrias.org/~nopl/exhibits/french/moreau.htm
Portrait of Gottschalk and quotes from F. Starr's biography, this page is part of an internet exhibition on the French influence in 19th-c. New Orleans |
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk's Grave - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=407
Photograph of tombstone at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York from Find A Grave. |
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Gottschalk, Louis Moreau - http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=3791
Biography showing international education and influences coupled with Creole roots, with comments on major works, pianistic and concert abilities, and use of local color. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. |