Where the Word Ends: The Life of Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Book Details
Author(s)Vernon Loggins
PublisherLouisiana State University Press
ISBN / ASIN080710373X
ISBN-139780807103739
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank3,998,898
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Louis Gottschalk (1829-1869) was the first American pianist and composer to win international fame. His creative use of the colorful and exotic musical idioms of his native New Orleans foreshadowed by some fifty years the appearance of these same influences in early jazz.
