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Jean-Michel Damase
Person · male · France · Bordeaux · born 1928 · died 2013 · recording since 1987
French pianist, conductor and composer (1928–2013)
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Also known as 让-米歇尔·达马斯
Timeline
8 events▣ Album 5◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1920s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Le Tombeau de Van Gogh
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
2020s
· Album
Album: Volume 2 - Méandres / Double concerto for trumpet, piano and strings / Rhapsodies / Suite in C
Album
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Biography
English biography492 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1372299121
Biography
Jean-Michel Damase (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl damaz]; 27 January 1928 – 21 April 2013) was a French pianist, conductor and composer of classical music.
Career
Damase was born in Bordeaux, the son of harpist Micheline Kahn. He was studying piano and solfège with Marcel Samuel-Rousseau at the age of five and composing by age nine. His first work (at the age of nine) was a setting of some poems by Colette, whom he had met at a Parisian salon. In 1940, Damase began studying piano with Alfred Cortot at the École Normale de Musique. The next year, he was admitted to the Conservatoire de Paris, entering Armand Ferté’s piano classes and winning first prize for piano in 1943, afterwards studying with Henri Büsser, Marcel Dupré and Claude Delvincourt for composition and winning first prize for composition in 1947 for his Quintet for flute, harp, violin, viola, and cello. In the same year, he won the Grand Prix de Rome for his cantata Et la belle se réveilla. Meanwhile, he appeared as a piano soloist in the Colonne and Conservatoire concerts, and with the Orchestre National of the ORTF.
He made the first complete recording of Gabriel Fauré's nocturnes and barcarolles, for which he received the Grand Prix du Disque.
Selected compositions
Orchestral
Symphony (1952)
Serenade for strings (1959)
Orchestrations
La fille mal gardée (1985) (of Peter Hertel's 1864 ballet score)
Concertante
Concerto for harpsichord or harp and small orchestra (1984)
Concerto for viola, harp and string orchestra (1990)
Chamber music
Trio for flute, cello and harp (1947)
Trio for flute, viola and harp (1947)
Quintet for flute, harp and string trio, op. 2 (1948)
Aria for cello (or viola, or alto saxophone) and piano, op. 7 (1949)
17 variations for wind quintet, op. 22 (1951)
Sonate en concert for flute, piano and cello (ad libitum), op. 17 (1952)
Trio for flute, oboe and piano (1961)
String Trio (1965)
Sonata for clarinet and harp (1984)
Vacances for alto saxophone and piano (1990)
Intermède for viola and piano (1990)
Épigraphe for viola and piano (1991)
Ostinato for viola and piano (1991)
Prélude, élégie et final for bass trombone (or tuba) and piano (1993)
Trio for oboe, horn, and piano (1993)
Trio for two flutes and piano (1997)
Sonata for cello and harp (2002)
Hallucinations for viola and harp
Berceuse for horn and piano
Pavane variée for horn and piano
Operas
La tendre Eléonore (1958, premiered 1962 Marseilles, libretto L. Masson)
Colombe (1958, premiered 1961 Bordeaux, libretto Jean Anouilh with Maria Murano)
Eugène le mystérieux (1963, premiered 1964 Paris, libretto Marcel Achard after Eugène Sue)
Le matin de Faust (1965, premiered 1966 Nice, libretto Y. Gautier and F. Dereyne)
Madame de ... (1969, premiered 1970 Monte Carlo, libretto Jean Anouilh after L. de Vilmorin)
Eurydice (1972, premiered 1972 Bordeaux, libretto Jean Anouilh)
L'héritière (1974, premiered 1974 Nancy, libretto L. Durcreux after adaptation by R. and A. Goetz of H. James: Washington Square)
Film scores
Term of Trial (1962)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 5 | 84.6th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 26 | 58.1th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (6 release groups · 5 studio albums)
Albums · 5
1987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 56:14
A1Onze psaumes de David10:56A217 juillet 18908:24A3Prélude a la nuit etoilée9:30B1Le jardin de Daubigny15:54B2Funérailles dans un champ de blé11:30Music for Flute, Violin, Viola and Harp
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:03:50
1Suite bergamasque for Flute, Viola and Harp: Prelude4:562Suite bergamasque for Flute, Viola and Harp: Minuet4:393Suite bergamasque for Flute, Viola and Harp: Claire de Lune4:404Suite bergamasque for Flute, Viola and Harp: Passepied4:015Sonata no. 2 for Flute and Harp: Allegro moderato5:566Sonata no. 2 for Flute and Harp: Andante4:377Sonata no. 2 for Flute and Harp: Allegro scherzando3:038Sonata no. 2 for Flute and Harp: Allegro risoluto3:589Sonata for Violin and Harp: Moderato4:1010Sonata for Violin and Harp: Allegro vivace2:2111Sonata for Violin and Harp: Andante3:4512Sonata for Violin and Harp: Allegretto3:3313Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp: Molto moderato – Allegro ma non troppo4:5414Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp: Andantino5:0215Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp: Allegro vivace4:152023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 43:48
1Dédicace: Dédicace3:432Pièces de Concert: Tarentelle1:173Pièces de Concert: Carillon2:124Féeries 16 Courtes pièces pour piano, Op.38: I. La Belle au bois dormant1:215Féeries 16 Courtes pièces pour piano, Op.38: II. Peau d'âne0:596Féeries 16 Courtes pièces pour piano, Op.38: III. Le Chat botté0:597Féeries 16 Courtes pièces pour piano, Op.38: IV. Cendrillon0:488Féeries 16 Courtes pièces pour piano, Op.38: V. Serpentin vert0:519Féeries 16 Courtes pièces pour piano, Op.38: VI. La Belle aux cheveux d'or0:3510Féeries 16 Courtes pièces pour piano, Op.38: VII. L'Oiseau bleu0:4311Féeries 16 Courtes pièces pour piano, Op.38: VIII. Le Mouton0:5212Féeries 16 Courtes pièces pour piano, Op.38: IX. Le Petit Poucet0:5913Féeries 16 Courtes pièces pour piano, Op.38: X. La Belle et la Bête1:0814Féeries 16 Courtes pièces pour piano, Op.38: XI. Le petit Chaperon rouge0:3215Féeries 16 Courtes pièces pour piano, Op.38: XII. La Biche au bois1:1016Féeries 16 Courtes pièces pour piano, Op.38: XIII. La Chatte blanche0:5117Féeries 16 Courtes pièces pour piano, Op.38: XIV. Riquet à la houppe0:3518Féeries 16 Courtes pièces pour piano, Op.38: XV. Gracieuse et Percinet0:3319Féeries 16 Courtes pièces pour piano, Op.38: XVI. Les Fées0:5720Sonate pour piano, Op 24: I. Allegro6:0121Sonate pour piano, Op 24: II. Andante7:1622Sonate pour piano, Op 24: III. Allegro6:1823Pluie0:5524Au Matin2:13Volume 2 - Méandres / Double concerto for trumpet, piano and strings / Rhapsodies / Suite in C
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 36 tracks · 3:55:15
Disc 11Double Concerto for viola, harp and strings: I. Moderato7:312Double Concerto for viola, harp and strings: II. Allegro vivo2:353Double Concerto for viola, harp and strings: III. Andante7:454Double Concerto for trumpet, piano and strings: I. Moderato7:235Double Concerto for trumpet, piano and strings: II. Andante4:536Double Concerto for trumpet, piano and strings: III. Allegro6:067Suite in C for chamber orchestra: I. Allegro3:238Suite in C for chamber orchestra: II. Andante5:059Suite in C for chamber orchestra: III. Allegro4:3110Méandres for oboe and strings11:2911Rhapsody for flute and strings9:5912Rhapsody for oboe and strings, Op. 67:45Disc 21Double Concerto for viola, harp and strings: I. Moderato7:312Double Concerto for viola, harp and strings: II. Allegro vivo2:353Double Concerto for viola, harp and strings: III. Andante7:454Double Concerto for trumpet, piano and strings: I. Moderato7:235Double Concerto for trumpet, piano and strings: II. Andante4:536Double Concerto for trumpet, piano and strings: III. Allegro6:067Suite in C for chamber orchestra: I. Allegro3:238Suite in C for chamber orchestra: II. Andante5:059Suite in C for chamber orchestra: III. Allegro4:3110Méandres for oboe and strings11:2911Rhapsody for flute and strings9:5912Rhapsody for oboe and strings, Op. 67:45Disc 31Double Concerto for viola, harp and strings: I. Moderato7:312Double Concerto for viola, harp and strings: II. Allegro vivo2:353Double Concerto for viola, harp and strings: III. Andante7:454Double Concerto for trumpet, piano and strings: I. Moderato7:235Double Concerto for trumpet, piano and strings: II. Andante4:536Double Concerto for trumpet, piano and strings: III. Allegro6:067Suite in C for chamber orchestra: I. Allegro3:238Suite in C for chamber orchestra: II. Andante5:059Suite in C for chamber orchestra: III. Allegro4:3110Méandres for oboe and strings11:2911Rhapsody for flute and strings9:5912Rhapsody for oboe and strings, Op. 67:452025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 32 tracks · 52:23
18 Études: No. 1. Allegro1:5828 Études: No. 2. Allegretto2:0538 Études: No. 3. Vivace2:2648 Études: No. 4. Scherzando2:3658 Études: No. 5. Allegro deciso1:3368 Études: No. 6. Andantino2:3778 Études: No. 7. Allegro vivo2:2088 Études: No. 8. Presto2:349La croqueuse de diamants, op. 18: Les bicyclettes (version for piano)2:0310Nouveaux musiciens, vol. 2: L’art de délier les doigts1:4511Formules et problèmes: No. 1 in A minor1:1412Formules et problèmes: No. 2 in G major0:5813Formules et problèmes: No. 3 in C major1:2914Formules et problèmes: No. 4 in C major1:1415Formules et problèmes: No. 5 in F major1:3316Formules et problèmes: No. 6 in G major2:0517Formules et problèmes: No. 7 in C minor1:3018Formules et problèmes: No. 8 in A minor1:5019Formules et problèmes: No. 9 in C major1:1320Formules et problèmes: No. 10 in G major2:1621Petites corvées: No. 1. Moderato1:0322Petites corvées: No. 2. Allegretto1:0823Petites corvées: No. 3. Moderato1:2624Petites corvées: No. 4. Allegro0:5125Petites corvées: No. 5. Andantino1:3926Petites corvées: No. 6. Allegro0:4327Petites corvées: No. 7. Allegretto1:1128Petites corvées: No. 8. Allegro moderato1:2429Petites corvées: No. 9. Moderato1:2730Petites corvées: No. 10. Allegro1:0731La croqueuse de diamants, op. 18: La valse à cinq temps (version for piano)1:5532Promenade (version for piano)1:10
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Adagietto for Harp, Flute, and StringsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:251Adagietto for Harp, Flute, and Strings4:25 | 7 June 2023 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Jean-Michel Damase head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 5 | 84.6th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 26 | 58.1th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Prix de Rome | won |
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5eaca960-68a7-4b8a-a075-89ffb118e34dcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Damasebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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