Joshua Seals Patricia Register Music Appreciation 5 December 2017 “Louis Moreau Gottschalk and Giuseppe Verdi” Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869), a native of New Orleans, is generally accredited as the leading American piano virtuoso of the 19th era and as a composer of major importance, particularly in his ability to capture his contemporary public's taste while integrating European, African-American, Caribbean, and South American influences. He was a child prodigy pianist who was touring Europe as a virtuoso concert soloist while still a teenager, Louis Moreau Gottschalk stipulates one of the most vivid chapters in the history of American music. He had received a lot of support from his father, both financial and personal terms. He visited …show more content…
He concentrated more on composing operas, most of which are still performed in opera houses throughout the world. His works reflected the popular culture of his time and they are still adored and revered by musicians all over the world. Being an amazingly talented music enthusiast, his works were noted for the musical enjoyment they personified. Verdi’s compositions were influenced by great musicians like Gaetano Donizetti, Saverio Mercadante, Rossini, Bellini and Giacomo Meyerbeer. Lacking any strong schooling in the discipline of music, his achievements were purely out of his strong innate taste for music ( Who is Giuseppe Verdi). Verdi himself had said that "Of all composers, past and present, I am the least learned."He used to be very intimately involved with each stage of the creation of his operas and portray his characters quite incisively, which was probably the reason why his plays received immense popularity and appreciation. He enriched the music world with his masterpieces like ‘Requiem’ (1874), ‘Otello’ (1887)’, and ‘Falstaff’ (1893). Even to this day his works remain extremely popular, and the bicentenary of his birth in 2013 was celebrated worldwide with several broadcasts and performances ( Who is Giuseppe