Clara Gottschalk

Life

Born: 1837

Died: 1910

Biography

Clara Gottschalk Peterson was born in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, and was married to Robert Evans Peterson. Her father was a wealthy English London-born Jewish merchant of German origin and her mother was of French descent. Her brother was noted composer and virtuoso pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869) and she was a staunch protector of his music in its original form. She was active as a musician and composer, living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Asbury Park, New Jersey. She died in Asbury Park. Her compositions include piano pieces and. other assorted works including the collection “Creole songs from New Orleans in the Negro-dialect, set to music by Clara Gottschalk Peterson.”

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List of choral works

• Wake thee, my dear

 
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Publications

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