Louis Moreau Gottschalk Biography, Age, Weight, Height, Friend, Like, Affairs, Favourite, Birthdate & Other

Call him a virtuoso or a pioneer in popular music, Louis Moreau Gottschalk is possibly the first and the last pan-American composer to walk the earth. In a comparatively short life cut short by diseases and death, he achieved what others would have achieved in 60 or 70 years. A person who always took pride in being called an American, Gottschalk achieved the kind of appreciation in Europe, which no other American had attained until then.

The thunderous applause and admiration, which followed his music, was never given to any American before. What makes the feats and accomplishments even more incredible is that he received them at a young age of just 21. Though controversies played its part, Gottschalk did not restrict his music to America.

He extensively travelled all over the South American countries and Caribbean islands, incorporating everything that came his way  be it critical judgments, local influences or musical traditions. He laid an irrefutable influence on New Orleans music, consequently contributing into jazz and its origins.