Composer
Edmond Dede
American composer (1827–1903)
1827–1901
2 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1827
- Died
- 1901
- Birthplace
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- Paris
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States; France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Edmond Dédé (November 20, 1827 – January 5, 1901) was an American musician and composer. A free-born Creole, he moved to Europe in 1855. He worked in Bordeaux for more than forty years, first as assistant conductor at the Grand Théâtre and then as a conductor of orchestras at other local theaters.
His compositions include works for orchestra and for various voices with orchestra or piano, as well as an opera Morgiane, completed in 1887, for which the score was unknown until 2007. Morgiane is the earliest known opera by an African-American composer. It received its first complete concert performances in February 2025.
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Life and musical career
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Teachers
- Jean-Delphin Alard; Fromental Halévy
- Instruments played
- violin
- Languages used
- French
- VIAF ID
- 38095931
- ISNI
- 0000000053816215
- GND ID
- 133048101
- Library of Congress ID
- no2005053829
- MusicBrainz ID
- 3c300b42-0652-45cd-b67f-cd56f3153913
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Euphonium
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mephisto Masque | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Mephisto Masqued | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 38095931. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.