Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869): the Role of Early Exposure to African-Derived Musics in Shaping an American Musical Pioneer from New Orleans
LOUIS MOREAU GOTTSCHALK (1829-1869): THE ROLE OF EARLY EXPOSURE TO AFRICAN-DERIVED MUSICS IN SHAPING AN AMERICAN MUSICAL PIONEER FROM NEW ORLEANS A dissertation submitted to the College of the Arts of Kent State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Amy Elizabeth Unruh December, 2009 © Amy Elizabeth Unruh, 2009 Dissertation written by Amy Elizabeth Unruh B.A., Bowling Green State University, 1998 B.F.A., Bowling Green State University, 1998 M.M., Bowling Green State University, 2000 Ph.D., Kent State University, 2009 Approved by ________________________ , Co-Chair, Doctoral Dissertation Committee Terry E. Miller ________________________ , Co-Chair, Doctoral Dissertation Committee John M. Lee ________________________ , Members, Doctoral Dissertation Committee Richard O. Devore ________________________ , Richard Feinberg Accepted by ________________________ , Interim Director, School of Music Denise A. Seachrist ________________________ , Interim Dean, College of the Arts John Crawford ii TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... iii LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................... vi PREFACE ........................................................................................................................ viii CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................1
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