Louis Moreau-Gottschalk

Gottschalk is considered by many to be one of the most important American composers of the 19th century. This arrangement is one of Gottschalk's most popular Caribbean-influenced piano pieces scored f...

Louis Moreau Gottschalk was born in New Orleans in 1829. His father was of German-Jewish decent and his Catholic mother was a Creole from Haiti. His piano lessons commenced at the age of five and were...

Louis Moreau Gottschalk's compositions were the first to incorporate rhythms and 'native' melodies of the West Indies into the concert music mainstream. His music astutely predated what would become r...