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, in 1863. He was educated at the New England Conservatory of Music. 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 musical Little Red Riding Hood. Alone, he later composed the music to the 1902 Broadway musical The Defender. He died at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, on April 29, 1946.

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