Edmond Dédé (November 20, 1827, New Orleans – 1903, Paris) was a free-born creole musician and composer. His compositions include "Quasimodo Symphony", "Le Palmier Overture", "Le Sermente de L'Arabe" and "Patriotisme". Dédé's parents had arrived from the French West Indies around 1809. His Father was a militia unit bandmaster. As a boy, he first learned the clarinet, but soon switched to the violin, on which he was considered a prodigy. He would later go on to perform compositions of his own as well as those by Rodolphe Kreutzer, a f… read more
Edmond Dédé (November 20, 1827, New Orleans – 1903, Paris) was a free-born creole musician and composer. His compositions include "Quasimodo Symphony", "Le Palmier Overture", "Le Sermente de L'Arabe" and "Patriotisme". Dédé's parents had arriv… read more
Edmond Dédé (November 20, 1827, New Orleans – 1903, Paris) was a free-born creole musician and composer. His compositions include "Quasimodo Symphony", "Le Palmier Overture", "Le Sermente de L'Arabe" and "Patriotisme". Dédé's parents had arrived from the French West Indies around 1809. His Father was a militia uni… read more
