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by blueorleansradio · 07/28/2013

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Documentary casts new light on New Orleans ‪#‎NOLA‬ ‪#‎piano‬ genius James Booker @ivoryemperor http://nola.tw/Mg

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1827 - Edmond Dédé was born on this day. A free-born Creole composer and clarinetist, but soon switched to the violin, on which he was considered a prodigy. He was a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He moved to Europe to study in Paris in 1857 and settled in France. His compositions include Quasimodo Symphony, Le Palmier Overture, Le Sermente de L'Arabe and Patriotisme. He served for 27 years as the conductor of the orchestra at the Théatre l'Alcazar in Paris. In 1864 Dédéhe married a Frenchwoman, Sylvie Leflet, and settled in Bordeaux. They had one son, Eugene Arcade Dédé. He became a classical music composer as well. He died in 1903 in Paris. Many of his compositions have been preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris.

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1827 - Edmond Dédé was born on this day. A free-born Creole composer and clarinetist, but soon switched to the violin, on which he was considered a prodigy. He was a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He moved to Europe to study in Paris in 1857 and settled in France. His compositions include Quasimodo Symphony, Le Palmier Overture, Le Sermente de L'Arabe and Patriotisme. He served for 27 years as the conductor of the orchestra at the Théatre l'Alcazar in Paris. In 1864 Dédéhe married a Frenchwoman, Sylvie Leflet, and settled in Bordeaux. They had one son, Eugene Arcade Dédé. He became a classical music composer as well. He died in 1903 in Paris. Many of his compositions have been preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris.

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