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Korf, Orchestral Music of Gottschalk
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MS 37 William E. Korf, The Orchestral Music of Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-69).
iii+162 pp. 24 cm
MS 37
978-0-93190-216-1
$49.00
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The Orchestral Music of Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-69) by William E. Korf. Analysis and commentary with musical examples.
Contents:
Table of Examples 1
Chapter I.
A Survey of Musical Life in the United States in the Mid-Nineteenth Century 6
Introduction 6
Concert Life 7
Performing Groups (Fine Art Music) 7
Performing Groups (Popular Music) 10
Performers (Soloists) 10
American Composers 15
European Influences 18
Musical Journals 21
Chapter II.
Biographical Sketch 25
Ancestry and Early Years in New Orléans, 1829-1842 25
Study and First Success in Europe 27
The United States, 1853-1856 29
The Antilles, 1857-1862 33
The United States, 1862-1865 43
South America, 1865-1869 49
Chapter III.
A Stylistic Analysis of Gottschalk's Orchestral Music 59
Introduction 59
La Nuit des tropiques 60
First movement, Andante 67
Second movement, Allegro moderato 79
Escenas campestres 87
Marcha triunfal y final de opera 105
Tarantella 116
Marche solennelle 125
Montevideo Symphony 135
Variations de concert sur l’hymne portugais 144
Summary and Conclusions 148
Bibliography 153
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