Great Galloping Gottschalk

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. 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