Louise V. Gustin
Louise V. Moore Gustin Taylor was an American composer of popular music.
Early life
Louise Vivian Moore was born in Jackson, Michigan, the daughter of Francis B. Moore and Louisa Rawlings Moore. Both of her parents were immigrants from Great Britain. Her father worked for the railroad, and her mother was a shopkeeper.Career
Louise V. Gustin was a music teacher and piano demonstrator in Detroit when she began publishing her compositions with her colleague, Frederick E. Belcher. Belcher's catalog was soon acquired by Whitney-Warner Publishing, and then Jerome H. Remick, giving Gustin a wider potential audience beyond Detroit.Published works by Gustin included "Carmelita", "Maids of Paradise", "Topsy Turvy", "An Old Virginia Cake Walk", "Dominion March", "The Daughter of the Regiment", "Janice Meredith: Waltzes", "When Knighthood Was in Flower: Waltzes", "X-N-Tric: Two Step", "Soldier of Fortune March", "Mistress Nell: Waltzes", "Viola Waltzes", "Lindy", "Neome: Waltzes, "In Love's Garden", "MM and MCB March Two-Step", "Let's Trot", and "Waltz with Me: Waltzes".
Some of Gustin's music was available for player pianos. Writer and composer Monroe Rosenfeld mentioned her as an example when he praised "the great number of clever writers and composers that make Detroit their home," adding that "Many of these are young women." She is listed among the earliest women writing jazz piano pieces.