Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1 Jan 1829 Jahr – 1 Jan 1869 Jahr)

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an American composer and pianist, best known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano works. He spent most of his working career outside of the United States. He was from New Orleans originally and influenced by creole music and African rhythms.

America Joins In
1. Gottschalk’s early career began like Chopin’s, but he never achieved the same fame.
2. He was the first American composer to make his mark in European fine-art music.
3. His most commercially successful music was that based on exotic themes and locales, particularly from the New World.
4. Gottschalk toured frequently, bringing high culture to American audiences in particular.
5. He also wrote a number of parlor pieces in which he attempted to introduce a measure of sophistication to American audiences.

Art and Democracy
1. Gottschalk represented America’s schizophrenic attitudes toward high and low culture.
2. Europeans held Americans in disdain for their commercialism, mechanical technology,
and indifference to matters of culture and conduct.
3. By 1865, a new middle class offered a large audience for the popular consumption of
art.

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