Title: The exile's song
Description: "In 1855, Edmond Dédé, a free black composer from New Orleans, immigrated to Paris. There he trained with France's best classical musicians and went on to spend thirty-six years in Bordeaux, leading the city's most popular orchestras ... Sally McKee vividly recounts the life of this extraordinary man"--Book jacket flap.
Subjects: Composers, African American composers, Biography, Composers, united states, Composers, biography, Dédé, Edmond, 1827-1901, Composers -- United States -- Biography, African American composers -- Biography
Places: United States
People: Edmond Dédé (1827-1901)