Early Life
New Orleans, Louisiana
Where was he born?
This was his nationality
What is American?
He established himself as the ____ of the New World
What is best known pianist?
He wrote these kinds of works
What are operas, songs, and symphonies?
This happened in 1869
What is year of death?
He was very well-known for playing this instrument
What is piano?
He was born in this year
What is 1829?
He traveled across here and performed many recitals
What is America?
Gottschalk heard these melodies in Congo Square growing up and they later influenced his music
What are African-Carribean melodies?
He contracted malaria here which caused his death
What is Brazil?
He left the United States and sailed there at age 13
What is Europe?
He impressed many famous composers with his highly original ____.
What is compositions?
He preformed these kinds of pieces at his recitals
What are classical and popular pieces?
This is a famous scherzo that he wrote for the piano
What is Grand Scherzo, Op.57?
He was this old when he died
What is 40?
Chopin and Berlioz felt this way about Gottschalk
What is impressed?
This is where he got his education
What is Conservatoire de Paris?
He wrote this in response to many national tunes
What is Union?
His piece "The Banjo" was influenced by these cultures
What are Creole and African-American?
His music developed this new genre of music
What is Jazz?
One was Jewish and the other was French-Creole
What is the nationality of his parents?
He did this at the young age of 11 years old
What is his formal concert debut?
These kinds of forms were used in Gottschalk's pieces and were adapted from South America and the Carribbean
What are dance and song forms?
This is a famous opera written by Gottschalk
What is Escenas campestres?
He was remembered for his works that included influence from these places
What are South America and Caribbean?