| Charles Dennée | |
| Birth Name: | Charles Frederick Dennée |
| Birth Place: | Oswego, New York |
| Death Place: | Brookline, Massachusetts |
| Occupation: | Composer, Songwriter, Concert Pianist, Piano Instructor |
| Education: | New England Conservatory of Music |
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.
Charles Dennée was born in Oswego, New York, in 1863. He was educated at the New England Conservatory of Music.[1]
He became a concert pianist, giving over 1,000 performances in the 1880s and 1890s.[1] 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.[2] Alone, he later composed the music to the 1902 Broadway musical The Defender.[3]
He died at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, on April 29, 1946.[1]