Talk:Louis Moreau Gottschalk
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I realize there's no universally accepted definition of "creole," but I'm not sure there's any such thing as a "white Creole Haitian." --Michael K. Smith 19:12, 1 August 2005 (UTC)
- White creole Haitian essentially means French in this case. Her family were French nobility out of France post the French Revolution, and out of Haiti after a slave revolt. They were upper class, in old-fashioned language. As were his father's family, which I have seen more accurately described as English, of a line of Spanish Jews (because that's basically what they were). To call them Jewish is a bit misleading. Siegfried Sassoon for example is considered English. The impression might be gathered from the article that there's a very contemporary ethnic vibe to this composer's background. This is understandable, but it is High School gloss. Actually his father was a slave-owner, for example Hakluyt bean 13:32, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] American / Latin American
I think the assessment of Gottschalk as a great American composer is perfectly fine, but musically he rather more addressed himself to Latin America and was considerably influential there, for example in Cuba. Part of the reason I imagine why he's a neglected figure in the English-speaking world. Hakluyt bean 13:39, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Image of Gottschalk Edition
The statment that this edition is from 1864 is incorrect. The copyright for The Dying Poet is 1864, but that's not the first edition of it. That can be seen from the list of works found there. Suggest that the caption on the image be changed to "Louis Moreau Gottschalk pictured on a later edition of The Dying Poet for piano (originally published in 1864)". Or something like that. My guess is that it's a post-1900 edition, but that's just a gut feeling. Ditson's first edition of this piece did not have the portrait on it (I have that first edition in front of me). Perhaps someone could check Doyle and find out the publication date of this particular edition. Dfenton 23:51, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] List Of Compositions
Why doesn't Gottschalk have one? Can someone start one? (I would, but i don't know shit about starting one). I would be happy to then finish it.
Oh yeah, and i'd also like to make more seperate articles of his pieces after that. GOTTSCHALK ROCKS!!!
Robbiethemann 06:34, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
