Justin Elie

Justin Elie (1 September 1883 – 2 December 1931) was a Haitian composer and pianist. He is one of the best-known composers outside of Haiti.

Biography Justin Elie was born in Cap-Haïtien.

Return to the Americas In 1905 he returned to Haiti, where he met his colleague Ludovic Lamothe, composer and musician like himself, with which he will play and make a tour of major cities. In 1925, he composed the frames of silent films, including The Phantom of the Opera (Somers), and in 1931, the generic of a New York radio show, The Lure of the Tropics.

Death Elie died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage on 3 December 1931 when he was composing Fantaisie Tropicale in New York City. His body was returned to Haiti.

Notable works Suite Babylon: 1. Pas des Odalisques (orchestre). Arrangement: C. J. Roberts. Edition: Carl Fischer (1925) Suite Babylon: 2. Bayaderes (orchestre). Arrangement: C. J. Roberts. Edition: Carl Fischer (1925) Suite Babylon: 3. La reine de la nuit (orchestre). Arrangement: C. J. Roberts. Edition: Carl Fischer (1925) Suite Babylon: 4. Orgie (orchestre). Arrangement: C. J. Roberts. Edition: Carl Fischer (1925) Firefly Fancies (orchestre). Edition: Carl Fischer (1929) La Nuit des andes (orchestre). Edition: Carl Fischer (1930) Isma-o!: Les chants de la montagne No. 1 (orchestre). Arrangement: C. J. Roberts. Edition Carl Fischer (1922) Melida (A Creole Tropical Dance) (orchestre). Arrangement: C. J. Roberts. Edition Carl Fischer (1927) Prière du soir (L'invocation No. 2) (orchestre). Arrangement: C. J. Roberts. Edition Carl Fischer (1922)