(Piano Collection). Being an American Romantic composer, Gottschalk was one of the first classically trained pianists to incorporate examples of Creole, Latin American, and Afro American dance rhythms within European musical forms. To see other NFMC selections, click here. Contnets: Bamboula: Danse de Negres, Op. 2 * La Savane: Ballade Creole, Op. 3 * Le Bananier: Chanson negre, Op. 5 * Le Mancenillier: West Indian Serenade, Op. 11 * The Banjo: Fantasie grotesque, Op. 15 * The Last Hope: Meditation, Op. 16 * Marche de Nuit, Op. 17 * Las Scintilla: Mazurka sentimentale, Op. 21 * Valse Poetique: Sopspiro, Op. 24 * Ricordati, Op. 26 * Souvenir de Port Rico, Op. 31 * Danza, Op. 33 * Ojos Criollos: Danse cubaine, Op. 37 * Souvenir de la Havane, Op. 39 * Printemps D'amour Mazurka, Op. 40 * Berceuse, Op. 47 * L'union, Op. 48 * La Columbe: Petite Polka, Op. 49 * Home Sweet Home, Op. 51 * La Gallina: Cuban Dance, Op. 53 * Le Poete Mourant: Meditation * Pasquinade, Op. 59