Briefly discuss America's virtuoso cult with particular emphasis ...

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Briefly discuss America's virtuoso cult with particular emphasis on the musical life of Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
 
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Question 2

Jelly Roll Morton was influential as a jazz composer because of his
 
  a. brilliant melodic invention
 b. ability to balance composed ensemble writing with improvisation
 c. use of interesting chord progressions
 d. preference for up-tempo tunes

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Answer to Question 1

He was the most gifted American musician of the mid-nineteenth century.
born: New Orleans
pianist; composer; virtuoso performer
first established himself in Europe as a composer
returned to U.S. a successful composer
two trips to the West Indies
kept a journal: published as Notes of a Pianist
walked a careful line between classical and popular music
remarkable appearance, stage presence, and charm

Gottschalk's compositions can be divided into three categories:
pieces based on vernacular American music
The Banjo
virtuoso concert pieces or paraphrases
medleys of operatic airs
popular tunes that were often patriotic
the so-called salon pieces
He often ended his concerts with these sentimental works.
least favorite of his

Answer to Question 2

b

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