Charles Frederick Dennée (1863 – April 29, 1946) was an American composer. He wrote many pedagogical pieces for piano and composed a number of songs. He wrote the scores for two Broadway musicals. He compiled a series of four books for piano study, published under the International Library of Music during his time as a piano professor at the New England Conservatory of Music. The four published collections include his original pieces for technical piano study, small etude studies, explanatory text by Dennée, and a selection of well-known classical composers.
Biography
Charles Dennée was born in
Oswego, New York
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, in 1863. He was educated at the
New England Conservatory of Music
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.
He became a concert pianist, giving over 1,000 performances in the 1880s and 1890s.
[ With fellow composers and songwriters Edward E. Rice, Fred J. Eustis, and T. W. Connor he wrote the music for the 1900 ]Broadway
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musical ''Little Red Riding Hood
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''. Alone, he later composed the music to the 1902 Broadway musical '' The Defender''.[Dietz p. 110-112]
He died at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts
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, on April 29, 1946.[
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Compositions
* ''Suite Moderne'' Op.8 (1885) 1.Prelude 2.Novelette 3.Danse Orientale 4.Romanza 5.Etude Caracteristique
* ''Danse Moderne'' Op.9 No.1
* ''3 Morceaux'' Op.10 (1885) 1.Serenade 2.Gavotte 3.Album Leaf
* ''Rondo Villageois'' Op.12 No.3
* ''Albumleaves'' Op.15 (1888)
* ''Suite de Ballet'' Op.23 (1894) 1.? 2.? 3.? 4.Tarantelle in A minor 5.Danse Humoristique
* ''5 Etudes'' Op.26 (1896) 1.Toccata 2.Le Papillon 3.Impromptu 4.Caprice 5.Tarantelle (Etude d'octaves)
* ''Mountain Scenes'' Op.30 (1902) 1.In the Canon 2.Arbutus 3.Sprites of the Glen 4.The Placid Lake 5.Forest Sounds 6.The Rainbow 7.A Burro Ride 8.Dance of the Gnomes 9.Around the Campfire
* ''3 Compositions'' Op.31 (1905) 1.Hide and Seek 2.Marche Mignonne 3.Elfin Revelry
* ''3 Morceaux Caracteristiques'' Op.32 (1905)
* ''L'Irresistible'' Op.33 (1908)
* ''Dearest (song)'' Op.38 No.1 (1911)
* ''Polonaise in A-flat major'' Op.39 No.2 (1913)
* ''2 Pianoforte Compositions'' Op.41 (1921) 1.? 2.The Whirling Doll - Impromptu
* "The International Library of Music For Home and Studio, Study Material in Four Books" (1925), Published by the University Society of New York in the United States
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1863 births
1946 deaths
American male composers
American composers
American music educators
New England Conservatory alumni
People from Oswego, New York
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