Great Galloping Gottschalk

Ballet

Great Galloping Gottschalk is a contemporary ballet with choreography by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, set to the music of American composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk. It premiered with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT)[1] at the Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts on 12 January 1982.[2]

Music

The music, reminiscent of ragtime, consists of the following six selections from Gottschalk's piano works,[3] orchestrated by Jack Elliott:[1]

  • Souvenir de Porto Rico
  • The Dying Poet
  • Tournament Galop
  • La Savane and Oh ma charmante, épargnez-moi!
  • Le Bananier
  • Manchega

Productions

Since its ABT premiere, Great Galloping Gottschalk has been staged by numerous ballet companies, including the Pennsylvania Ballet,[4] Carolina Ballet,[5] BalletMet Columbus,[6] Kansas City Ballet,[7] and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Ballet: Great Galloping Gottschalk New York Times, May 3, 1982.
  2. ^ Program notes, Great Galloping Gottschalk Archived 2009-10-15 at the Wayback Machine Notes compiled by Gerard Charles, BalletMet, February 1998
  3. ^ Musical Genius, American Style Los Angeles Times
  4. ^ Impeccable Balanchine is forecast for the PENNSYLVANIA BALLET'S performances of Raymonda Variations and The Four Temperaments, with Lynne Taylor-Corbett's Great Galloping Gottschalk, a proven favorite, also on the bill (October 3-7). Pennsylvania Ballet, 2001 Fall Preview
  5. ^ Carolina Ballet. Company History on Carolina Ballet Website
  6. ^ BalletMet Columbus. Repertoire Archived 2009-10-15 at the Wayback Machine on Balletmet.org
  7. ^ Kansas City Ballet. Repertory: Great Galloping Gottschalk Archived 2009-06-07 at archive.today on Kansas City Ballet.org
  8. ^ Pittsburgh Ballet Theater. Repertoire on Pittsburg Ballet Theater.org