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Classical Music Pages: L.M. Gottschalk  - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/gottschalk.html  Minibiography focusing on New Orleans influence on Gottschalk's music. Includes MIDI audio files.  Naxos Composer Information: L.M. Gottschalk  - http://www.hnh.com/composer/gottschalk.htm  A brief biography of his challenging and hectic life, his exile to Brazil, and an evaluation of his skills with recommended recording.  All About Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869)  - http://www.LouisMoreauGottschalk.com/  Dedicated to the life and music of the great American pianist and composer. Includes essay on his turbulent life, extensive discography, links to books, music, and other web resources.  Gottschalk's Symphonie Romantique: "Night in the Tropics"  - http://www.schirmer.com/composers/gottschalk/romantique.html  Discusses editorial and stylistic aspects of one of his most noted works.  Que La Fete Commence - Gottschalk and French Life in New Orleans  - http://nutrias.org/~nopl/exhibits/french/moreau.htm  Portrait of Gottschalk and quotes from F. Starr's biography, this page is part of an internet exhibition on the French influence in 19th-c. New Orleans  Terra Verde and Louis Moreau Gottschalk's Music  - http://www.allaboutjazz.com/articles/viri1001.htm  Discusses the difficulties of pigeonholing his work in terms of genre, reviews one recording, and provides some background on others.  The Boyhood of Some Famous Pianists: L.M. Gottschalk et al.  - http://www.web-helper.net/PDMusic/Articles/81909/article4.asp  Anecdotes about the boyhood of pianists (Liszt, Chopin, Thalberg, Gottschalk et al.)  Louis Moreau Gottschalk's Grave  - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=407  Photograph of tombstone at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York from Find A Grave.  Louis Moreau Gottschalk: The American Chopin  - http://www.humanitiesweb.org/cgi-bin/human.cgi?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=83  Brief facts of his life and work with timeline and general facts about his era.  Classical Music Archives: Gottschalk  - http://www.classicalarchives.com/bios/codm/gottschalk.html  Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 20 complete files offered in MIDI format.  Gottschalk, Louis Moreau  - http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=3791  Biography showing international education and influences coupled with Creole roots, with comments on major works, pianistic and concert abilities, and use of local color. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.  Louis Moreau Gottschalk: The First Gershwin  - http://compactdiscoveries.com/CompactDiscoveriesScripts/05Gottschalk.html  Compact Discoveries page with essay on personal and cultural background of Gottschalk's music; includes author's recommendations of recordings.  Louis Moreau Gottschalk  - http://www.karadar.it/Dictionary/gottschalk.html  Karadar dictionary entry; includes MIDI audio files, a portrait and a caricature.