Composer

Louis Moreau Gottschalk

American musician and composer (1829-1869)

1829–1869

212 works and musical collections

Born: 1829
Died: 1869
Birthplace: New Orleans
Place of death: Rio de Janeiro
Citizenship / historical state: United States
Period (estimated from birth year): Romantic

Biography

Louis Moreau Gottschalk — American musician and composer (1829-1869). Louis Moreau Gottschalk was born in 1829 in New Orleans. The recorded year of death is 1869; place of death: Rio de Janeiro. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United States.

Life and musical career

Occupations: pianist; composer
Teachers: Camille-Marie Stamaty; Pierre Maleden; Charles Hallé; François Letellier
Instruments played: piano
Genres: opera; symphony; Romantic music; piano piece; Contradanza
Notable works: Holy Ghost! with Light Divine; The Banjo
Languages used: French; English
VIAF ID: 59269669
ISNI: 0000000081386347
GND ID: 118718274
Library of Congress ID: n82077132
MusicBrainz ID: f15ea9e1-7c1f-4259-a5c4-66b7c9b66a27

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, Voice, Clarinet, Bassoon, Cello
Genres represented: Classical, Latin
Source entries with composition dates: 62

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
La Scintilla (The Spark), Mazurka Sentimentale, Op. 21	Catalogue / opus Op. 21	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
La Savane, Op.3	Catalogue / opus Op.3 Year composed 1845-46	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
L'union (Paraphrase De Concert Sur Les Airs Nationaux), Op. 48	Catalogue / opus Op. 48	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Marche de Nuit	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Pasquinade	Year composed 1869 ca.	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Souvenir de la Havane	Year composed 1859	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Home Sweet Home, Op.51	Catalogue / opus Op.51	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ricordati	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
O Loving Heart, Trust On	Year composed 1863	Piano Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ballade, Op.85	Catalogue / opus Op.85	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Danza, Op.33	Catalogue / opus Op.33 Year composed 1857 Nov	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Orfa, Op.71	Catalogue / opus Op.71	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Scherzo Romantique, Op.71	Catalogue / opus Op.71 Year composed 1851	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Tremolo, Op.58	Catalogue / opus Op.58 Year composed 1868	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Le banjo Op. 15	Catalogue / opus Op. 15 Year composed 1854-55 ca.	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Caprice-Polka, Op.79	Catalogue / opus Op.79 Year composed 1856, New York	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Chant de Guerre, Op.78	Catalogue / opus Op.78 Year composed 1859	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
La Favorita, Op.68	Catalogue / opus Op.68 Year composed ca.1859	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Last Hope	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Radieuse, Op.72	Catalogue / opus Op.72	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ses Yeux, Op.66	Catalogue / opus Op.66 Year composed 1865	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Slumber on Baby, Dear	Year composed 1861–62, revised 1864?	Piano Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Valse Poetique, Sospiro, Op. 24	Catalogue / opus Op. 24	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Creole Eyes (Danse Cubaine)	See work details	Piano Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Gottschalk: Album	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ballade No.7, Op.87	Catalogue / opus Op.87	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Bataille, Op.64	Catalogue / opus Op.64	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Battle Cry of Freedom, Op.55	Catalogue / opus Op.55 Year composed 1863–64	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
La Chasse du Jeune Henri, Op.10	Catalogue / opus Op.10 Year composed 1850	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Danse ossianique, Op.12	Catalogue / opus Op.12 Year composed ca.1850	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Madeleine	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Le Mancenillier, Op.11	Catalogue / opus Op.11 Year composed 1848/49	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Murmures éoliens, Op.46	Catalogue / opus Op.46	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Reflets du passé, Op.28	Catalogue / opus Op.28	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
La Scintilla Mazurka, Op.20	Catalogue / opus Op.20	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sospiro	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Souvenir de Cuba, Op.75	Catalogue / opus Op.75	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Souvenirs d'Andalousie	Year composed 1851	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Tournament Galop	Year composed ca.1854	Piano Organ Cello 6 more instruments Flute Oboe violin Bassoon Clarinet Viola Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Le Bananier, Chanson Negre, Op. 5	Catalogue / opus Op. 5	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
La Gallina ( The Hen), Cuban Dance, Op.53	Catalogue / opus Op.53	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Bamboula (Danse De Negres)	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Softly Now the Light of Day [Text by George W. Doane]	See work details	Piano Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ballade No.8, Op.90	Catalogue / opus Op.90	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Bamboula - Danse de Nègres, Op.2	Catalogue / opus Op.2 Year composed 1844-45	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Berceuse	Year composed 1860	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Caprice élégiaque, Op.56	Catalogue / opus Op.56	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Chant du Soldat	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 59269669. Portrait: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.