Where the Word Ends : The Life of Louis Moreau Gottschalk

Loggins, Vernon

ISBN 10: 0807106070 / ISBN 13: 9780807106075

Published by LSU Press, 1958

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Synopsis:

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.

About the Author:

Vernon Loggins is well-known as a professional critic, critic, biographer, fiction writer, and teacher. He received his A.G. from the University of Texas, his A.M. from the University of Chicago and his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He also studied at the University of Montpellier, France, and the Sorbonne. He has been a faculty member at Chicago, Minnesota, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, New York University, Brooklyn College, Columbia, and, in France, at the Universities of Lillie and Strasbourg. His published books include: Chasons du Midi, The Negro Author, American Literature, I Hear America, Two Romantics, and The Hawthornes.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Where the Word Ends : The Life of Louis ...
Publisher: LSU Press
Publication Date: 1958
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition.