What We Can Know About Edmond and Basile (2025)

What We Can Know About Edmond and Basile (2025) - Documentary Movies 85 minutes. . An exploration of Edmond Dédé and Basile Barès were 19th-century New Orleans composers of color. Dédé, born free, was an orchestral composer and violist, known for his opera Morgiane. Barès, born into slavery, was a pianist and composer of music for dance halls, unique for being the only known American composer with a copyright assigned to his work while enslaved. composer, 19th century, creole, music documentary, 1800s