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Franz Liszt
…made significant contributions to literature. He wrote extensively on a range of topics, including music in Italy, the works of other composers, and the music of the Hungarian gypsies. His…
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk
…1840 at the St. Charles Hotel, a grand establishment in New Orleans. Barely two years later, the 13-year-old Gottschalk and his father embarked on a journey to Europe, acknowledging the…
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Who Were the Classical Musicians on the Titanic?
…pianist at a local hotel, then spent five years in an infantry regiment with the British Army. He had been working as a ship musician for about a year when…