Edvard Helsted

Edvard (or Eduard) Mads Ebbe Helsted (8 December 1816 – 1 March 1900) was a Danish composer.

Edvard Helsted was born in Copenhagen and trained as a violinist.

He worked in the Royal Chapel from 1838 to 1869, first as an orchestra member and then after 1863 as concert master.

[1] With Holger Simon Paulli, Helsted wrote Acts I and III of August Bournonville's ballet Napoli (1842).

[2] Other ballet scores by Helsted are Toreadoran (1840) and Kirsten Piil (1845).