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]
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
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]
- ^ a b Ballet: Great Galloping Gottschalk New York Times, May 3, 1982.
- ^ Program notes, Great Galloping Gottschalk Archived 2009-10-15 at the Wayback Machine Notes compiled by Gerard Charles, BalletMet, February 1998
- ^ Musical Genius, American Style Los Angeles Times
- ^ 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
- ^ Carolina Ballet. Company History on Carolina Ballet Website
- ^ BalletMet Columbus. Repertoire Archived 2009-10-15 at the Wayback Machine on Balletmet.org
- ^ Kansas City Ballet. Repertory: Great Galloping Gottschalk Archived 2009-06-07 at archive.today on Kansas City Ballet.org
- ^ Pittsburgh Ballet Theater. Repertoire on Pittsburg Ballet Theater.org